Status: | |
Datum: | zaterdag 12 september 1970 |
Type: | Vickers Super VC10-1151 |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
Registratie: | G-ASGN |
Constructienummer: | 864 |
Bouwjaar: | 1968 |
Motoren: | 4 Rolls-Royce Conway 550 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | Zerqa RAF Station (Dawson's Field) ( Jordanië)
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Fase: | Geparkeerd (STD) |
Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Bahrain International Airport (BAH/OBBI), Bahrein |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Libanon |
Vluchtnummer: | BA775 |
Beschrijving:BOAC Flight 775 was hijacked after leaving Bahrain International Airport (BAH) for Beirut International Airport (BEY), Lebanon on September 9, 1970. The aircraft landed at Beirut and was then flown to an abandoned former RAF station at Zerqa, some 20 miles North of Amman. Hijackers from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine released the hostages and blew up the plane September 12. They wanted to influence the British government to free Leila Khaled, the female hijacker who was overpowered during an attempted hijacking on September 6.
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Bahrain International Airport en Beirut International Airport bedraagt 1669 km (1043 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.