Скачать или смотреть (FS2004/FICTIONAL) Air Rhodesia Flight 238 (Mid Air Explosion) July 21, 1979

Air Rhodesia 238. was a regular international flight from Lagos, Nigeria to Salisbury, Rhodesia (Now Harare, Zimbabwe) The Boeing-720 was carrying 121 passengers and 8 crew members, all 129 people on board perished.

The aircraft operated was a 13 Year old Boeing 720B that first flew with Pam Am in 1966 but was delivered to Air Rhodesia in 1972


At the time of the accident, in the cockpit was 54 Y/O Pilot in Command was Franklin Whitehead (1925-1979) he had 19,090 hours on the Boeing 720, 51 Y/O Theodore Chapman (1928-1979) He had 10,010 hours on the Boeing 720
And Finally was 49 Y/O Wilfred Lancaster (1930-1979) He had over 9,310 hours on the Boeing 720

On July 21st, 1979, 8:19 PM, A Boeing 720 Exploded on the African Town of Mwemba, Zambia, the plane was about 20,000 feet (6096 meters) up to the sky, Air Rhodesia Flight 238 was informed that a thunderstorm was closed ahead from their destination, The Pilot in Command soon changed the heading of the airplane, as soon he changed the heading, an explosion occurred at the cockpit section of the aircraft, all pilots immediately perished.

The Reason for the explosion is still a mystery, There was no Explanation as to why flight 238 exploded out of mid air, some said that it was the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army had something to do with the explosion or The Biafran army.