Air Rhodesia Flight 825, Aircraft shootdown in Rhodesia

Air Rhodesia Flight 825 was a scheduled passenger flight shot down by guerrillas.

On 3 September 1978, Air Rhodesia Flight 825 was brought down during the Rhodesian Bush War.

The incident of Flight 825 deeply affected the narrative of the conflict and post-colonial Zimbabwe.

The event prompted increased security measures in the airspace over conflict zones.

Flight 825 is one of the few civilian airliners downed with no survivors at the initial crash.

• Part of: Rhodesian Bush War
• GPS coordinates: -16.78333,29.08333
• Latest update: August 31, 2026 12:23