UN Sec. Gen. crash in 1961
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50 Years ago - UN DC-6 - Hammarskjold
Has it really been 50 years since the accident?
The crew had been "on duty" 19 hours when they CFIT on landing. Prior flights during the crisis suggests they were likely very tired. Pundits point to fatigue, which was not considered a major cause of accidents in those days.
Fatigue may have caused fatal crash of UN chief
The crew had been "on duty" 19 hours when they CFIT on landing. Prior flights during the crisis suggests they were likely very tired. Pundits point to fatigue, which was not considered a major cause of accidents in those days.
Fatigue may have caused fatal crash of UN chief
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UN Sec. Gen. crash in 1961
Interesting take on Dag Hammarskjold's crash in Congo in '61. Explanation seems to be pilot fatigue, which was not considered a major factor 50 years ago.
Fatigue may have caused fatal crash of UN chief - Yahoo! News
Fatigue may have caused fatal crash of UN chief - Yahoo! News
The cause (s) of this crash was never really found , here's the link to the "official" UN Crash report ( slow download))
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This is perhaps a better link to the report to the UN on the crash:
Links to documents
It's available in a number of languages, and is fairly fast.
There are also discussions of the various theories about the accident on the Wikipedia pages for Hammarskjold and the memorial site in Zambia.
Dag Hammarskjöld - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dag Hammarskjöld Crash Site Memorial - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Links to documents
It's available in a number of languages, and is fairly fast.
There are also discussions of the various theories about the accident on the Wikipedia pages for Hammarskjold and the memorial site in Zambia.
Dag Hammarskjöld - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dag Hammarskjöld Crash Site Memorial - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
