South Africa and Taiwan (And the Sad Story of SAA Flight 295) - S5-E5

November 28, 1987:


South African Airways Flight
295 departs from Taipei bound for
Johannesburg. Somewhere near Mauritius, a mysterious
fire breaks out. The crew fights hard to extinguish it,
but sadly, the plane and all 159 people on
board are doomed to a watery grave in the Indian
Ocean. 





The crash of SAA Flight 295 raises questions: What was
in the cargo hold? Did the fire have anything to do with
banned items or weapons?





Plus, we'll tell you why the ROC (Taiwan) and white-ruled South
Africa were once very good friends – to the point that Taiwanese
were deemed “honorary whites.”





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