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bullet wounds found in some victims could have been caused by ammunition exploding in a fire, as some expert tests have determined that exploding bullets could not break the surface of the skin. Major C. F. Westell, a ballistics authority, said, "I can certainly describe as sheer nonsense the statement that cartridges of machine guns or pistols detonated in a fire can penetrate a human body." He based his statement on a large-scale experiment that had been conducted to determine whether military fire brigades would be in danger working near munitions depots. Other experts conducted and filmed tests showing that bullets heated to the point of explosion did not achieve sufficient velocity to penetrate the containers in which they were stored.
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missing plane has not landed elsewhere; and the third delayed the eventual search-and-rescue operation and the discovery of the plane wreckage nearby. The medical examiner's report was inconclusive; one report said that
Hammarskjöld had died on impact but another stated that he might have survived had rescue operations not been delayed. The report also concluded that the probability of Sgt. Julien surviving the crash would have been "infinitely" better had the rescue operations had been quicker.
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stated that "... in order to pay a tribute to this great man, now vanished from the scene, and to his colleagues, all of whom have fallen victim to the shameless intrigues of the great financial Powers of the West... the
Government has decided to proclaim Tuesday, 19 September 1961, a day of national
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had a vested interest in maintaining its control over much of the country's copper industry during the
Congolese transition from colonial rule to independence. Concerns about the nationalisation of the copper industry could have provided a financial incentive to remove either Lumumba or Hammarskjöld.
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According to numerous witnesses interviewed by
Swedish aid worker Göran Björkdahl in the 2000s, Hammarskjöld's plane was downed by another aircraft. Björkdahl reviewed previously unavailable archive documents and internal UN communications and believed that the plane was intentionally downed for the
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from postmortem photos. Egge believed that
Hammarskjöld had been thrown from the plane and that grass and leaves in his hands might indicate that he had survived the crash and tried to scramble away from the wreckage. However, Egge did not claim that the hole in Hammarskjöld's head was the result of
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or hijacking was found. The official report stated that two of the dead
Swedish bodyguards had suffered multiple bullet wounds. However, medical examination performed by the initial Rhodesian Board of Investigation and reported in the UN official report indicated that the wounds were superficial and
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in 1961 shortly after midnight on the night of the crash, heard an intercept of a pilot's commentary in the air over Ndola, 5,300 km (3,300 mi) away. Southall recalled the pilot saying: "I see a transport plane coming low. All the lights are on. I'm going down to make a run on it. Yes, it
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in the crash. One TRC letter said that a bomb in the aircraft's wheel bay was set to detonate when the wheels descended for landing. However, Tutu's commission were unable to investigate the truth of the letters or the allegations that South
African or Western intelligence agencies played a role in
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Previous accounts of a bright flash in the sky were dismissed as having occurred too late in the evening to have caused the crash. The UN report speculated that these flashes may have been caused by secondary explosions after the crash. Sergeant Harold Julien, who initially survived the crash but
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Nations stated that a bright flash in the sky was seen at approximately 01:00 that resulted in the initiation of search-and-rescue operations. Initial indications that the crash might not have been an accident led to multiple official inquiries and persistent
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All 16 occupants died as a result of the accident. Sergeant Harold Julien was found alive but died about five days later from his injuries. Reports differed as to whether
Hammarskjöld or other occupants died immediately upon impact or might have survived had rescue operations not been
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died five days later, indicated that there was a series of explosions that preceded the crash. The official inquiry found that the statements of witnesses who talked with Julien before he died in hospital five days after the crash were inconsistent.
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is the
Transair DC-6. It's the plane," adding that the pilot's voice was "cool and professional." Southall then heard the sound of gunfire and the pilot exclaiming: "I've hit it. There are flames! It's going down. It's crashing!" Based on
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in 2012 to determine whether there was new evidence that would justify the UN reopening its 1962 inquiry. The Sedley commission's report was presented on 9 September 2013 at the
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Report of the Commission of investigation into the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic death of Mr Dag Hammarskjold and members of the party accompanying him.
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was the aircraft most likely involved, and the website Belgian Wings claims that van Risseghem piloted Magisters for the KAF in 1961. Another article was published by
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outlined several doubts about the accidental nature of the crash. It led to the formation of an independent, unofficial commission headed by the British jurist
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18-cylinder radial piston engines. It was flown by captain Per Hallonquist (35), first officer Lars Litton (29) and flight engineer Nils Göran Wilhelmsson.
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in The Hague. It recommended that the UN reopen its inquiry "pursuant to General Assembly resolution 1759 (XVII) of 26 October 1962." In March 2015,
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in January 2019 repeating the allegations against van Risseghem and citing further evidence uncovered by the producers of the documentary
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employee Charles Southall, working at the NSA listening station in
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was appointed to support the UN's ongoing Hammarskjöld Commission.
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1961 plane crash killing UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld
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speculation that the secretary-general was assassinated.
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961:"What Really Happened to Dag Hammarskjold's Plane"
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597:On 16 March 2015, UN secretary-general
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1410:"The Man Who Killed Hammarskjöld?"
1288:"Hammarskjold dies in plane crash"
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160:Elisabethville Airport
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1744:. 9 September 2013.
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1316:. 18 November 1961.
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