Détails:
The El Al Boeing 707 was on a flight from Tel Aviv to New York via Amsterdam. After takeoff from Schiphol, as the plane approached the English coast, two Palestinias, Leila Khaled and her accomplice attempted to hijack the plane. Brandishing gun, they moved towards the flight deck. The pilot then put the plane in a nose dive, throwing the two off their feet. In the scuffle that followed, the male hijacker threw a hand grenade down the aisle of the plane and was shot dead by an El Al sky marshal. Fortunately the grenade failed to explode. Khaled was overpowered and the pilot carried out an emergency landing at Heathrow.
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | dimanche 6 septembre 1970 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Boeing 707-458 |
| Compagnie: | El Al Israel Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | 4X-ATB |
| Numéro de série: | 18071/216 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1961-06-03 (9 years 3 months) |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 10 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 138 |
| Total: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 148 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Aucun |
| Lieu de l'accident: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) ( Royaume Uni)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM), Pays-Bas |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), Etats-Unis d'Amérique | |
| Numéro de vol: | LY219 |
The El Al Boeing 707 was on a flight from Tel Aviv to New York via Amsterdam. After takeoff from Schiphol, as the plane approached the English coast, two Palestinias, Leila Khaled and her accomplice attempted to hijack the plane. Brandishing gun, they moved towards the flight deck. The pilot then put the plane in a nose dive, throwing the two off their feet. In the scuffle that followed, the male hijacker threw a hand grenade down the aisle of the plane and was shot dead by an El Al sky marshal. Fortunately the grenade failed to explode. Khaled was overpowered and the pilot carried out an emergency landing at Heathrow.
Sources:
» Aviation Week & Space Technology 14 Sept. 1970Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport et New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY est de 5805 km (3628 miles).
La distance entre Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport et New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY est de 5805 km (3628 miles).
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