Today in History:33 perish in Uganda Airlines crash
Oct 17, 2016
Twenty eight of the dead were Ugandans, including the pilot, Capt. Steven Walusimbi
October 17, 1988
The Uganda Airlines Boeing 707-338C, registration 5X-UBC crashed while attempting to land in foggy weather at Rome's Fiumicino Airport, killing 33 of the 52 people aboard, twenty eight of the dead were Ugandans, including the pilot, Capt. Steven Walusimbi and his entire crew of seven.