Fiji Times Wednesday 06 September 2017 LEMEKI Ratucicivi can still recall the final few seconds of the ill-fated Sunflower Airlines Riley Heron that went down in a papaya plantation, just short of the Nadi International Airport’s runway 21, on Saturday, December 27, 1986.
As an employee of the Quarantine Department at the time, he was familiar with the different types of aircraft and the different engine sounds.
“I saw the Sunflower Airlines Heron coming in over the Nausori Highlands and begin to descend over Sabeto,” he shared during an interview over the phone.
“As it approached Runway 21, I knew something was wrong by the sound of the engines.
“It sounded as if the engines were on and then suddenly went off and then on again. Read more…
