Man Claims To Have Solved Infamous 1967 Eastern Cape Plane Crash Disaster
On March 13, 1967, a South African Airways passenger flight crashed into the ocean while approaching East London.
His discovery also disproved the sabotage theory, showing that the plane had not plummeted into the sea on the orders of government officials in order to exterminate two passengers they considered dangerous, but for far less sinister reasons. The below photo, taken in March 1963, shows the Rietbok plane shortly after it was purchased by the SAA from Cuban airline Cubana.The bad weather on the night of the accident would have meant that the air pressure at sea level was lower than usual, he explained. As a result, the plane’s altimeter would not have been giving the correct reading.
Botes believes that the rest of the aircraft then hit the water instantly. The impact caused the front of the cabin to disintegrate and seawater flowed into it.In a situation like the one Botes describes, the entire crash ordeal would have lasted a mere 10 seconds.
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