Duration
60 minutes
Series Info
Season 14 Episode 5
Quick Summary
A plane that crashed during a top-secret mission
About This Program
The programme focuses on the tragic events of September 1961, when a Douglas DC-6 operated by Transair Sweden, carrying Dag Hammarskjöld, the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, crashed en route to cease-fire negotiations in Northern Rhodesia during the Congo Crisis. All 16 passengers and crew members were killed.
Air Crash Investigation broadcasts on National Geographic Channel +1 at 3:00pm, Tuesday, 9 December 2025. (Subtitles)
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