Victims Memorial

While walking through the gardens of the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria whilst birding, passed the memorial to two events I remember quite clearly.
Apart from the two Rolls of Honour incorporated in the memorial, is the history and reason for the memorial.
The marble engraving above the Rolls reads as follows:

THIS MEMORIAL IS TO COMMEMORATE THE LIVES OF THE 107 HOLIDAY MAKERS AND CREW MURDERED IN THE WORLD'S FIRST 9/11 STYLED ATTACKS TO DESTROY PASSENGER AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT. WHEN AIR RHODESIA'S VISCOUNTS HUNYANI AND UMNIATI WERE BROUGHT DOWN WITH SAM-7 MISSILES ON LEAVING KARIBA AIRPORT ON 3 SEPTEMBER 1978 AND 12 FEBRUARY 1979.


OF THE 18 PASSENGERS WHO SURVIVED THE VISCOUNT HUNYANI CRASH, 8 ESCAPED WHILE 10 OTHERS, MOSTLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN, WERE BAYONETED AND SHOT TO DEATH.
THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS OF THE VISCOUNT UMNIATI CRASH.


Apart from the many Rhodesian's on board, the passengers were South African, British, Belgian, Swiss and New Zealanders.