S4E8

Fog of War (1996 Croatia USAF CT-43)

Mayday

calendar_todayJun 3, 2007 schedule45 min star6.8

On 3 April 1996, while attempting to land at Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia during heavy fog, a United States Air Force Boeing CT-43 strays off course and flies into a mountain. All 35 people on board are killed, including the United States Secretary of Commerce, Ron Brown. The non-precision approach procedure the crew needed to follow required the use of two automatic direction finders, but the aircraft was only fitted with one.

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National Geographic Channel
National Geographic

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Steve Cumyn

Steve Cumyn

Captain Davis

Jeff White

Jeff White

Captain Shafer

Kristi Angus

Kristi Angus

Technical Sergeant Kelly

Neil Whitely

Neil Whitely

Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown

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Željko Kecojević

Dubrovnik Controller

Donald Burda

Donald Burda

Peter Galbraith

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Brian Squitti

Colonel Colwell

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Robert Williams

Howard Swancy

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Paul McGuillan

Colonel Mazurowski

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Kresimir Bosiljevac

Croatian Pilot

Stefen Hayes

Stefen Hayes

Rescue Worker

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Don McWilliams

AWACS Controller