ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331920
| Date: | Wednesday 21 February 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 109 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) -
 Cuba
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tampa International Airport, FL (TPA/KTPA) |
| Palm Beach-Palm Beach County Airport, FL (LNA/KLNA) |
Delta Air Lines flight DL843 was hijacked by a passenger holding a pistol. He demanded to be flown to Cuba.
The DC-8 was hijacked at 15:37, seven minutes after takeoff from Tampa (TPA). The flight crew continued to Cuba where the plane landed at 16:29. After three hours the plane was allowed to fly back to the U.S.
Sources:
Rome News-Tribune - Feb 22, 1968
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