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The
1989 Jamba Hercules crash
was an
air accident
involving a
Lockheed Hercules L-100
aircraft that crashed on
final approach
to
Jamba, Cuando Cubango
,
Angola
on 27 November 1989. The flight had originated at
Kamina Airport
,
Zaire
, and was attempting a low-level approach at night. The aircraft was owned by
CIA
front company
Tepper Aviation
; it was delivering arms to
UNITA
.
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[2]
The crash killed "Bud" Peddy, the head of Tepper Aviation, who was acting as the plane's
pilot
. On board were several Americans, two
West Germans
, and a
Briton
. All were killed in the crash.
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