Mayday (2003)
S15E09 Deadly Mission (1961 Ndola United Nations DC-6 crash)
Episode Overview
On September 18, 1961, a Transair Sweden-operated Douglas DC-6, transporting Dag Hammarskjöld, the United Nations' second Secretary-General, tragically goes down while heading to peace talks in Northern Rhodesia amid the Congo Crisis. The incident claims the lives of all 16 individuals on board, including both passengers and crew.