DRC Accident Investigators Seek Outside Help In DC-8 Crash

Trans Air Cargo DC-8-73CF

Trans Air Cargo DC-8-73CF, reg. 9S-AJO, parked at Lubumbashi International Airport, Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2020

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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) accident investigation bureau is seeking U.S. assistance with an incident involving one of the world’s last surviving Douglas DC-8s as it attempts to decode the aircraft’s antiquated flight data recorders. The aircraft, a DC-8-73 freighter, registered 9S-AJO...
Alan Dron

Based in London, Alan is Europe & Middle East correspondent at Air Transport World.

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