ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330518
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Date: | Friday 5 May 1972 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing 727 |
Owner/operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
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MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 55 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | -
Honduras
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Allentown-Lehigh Valley International Airport, PA (ABE/KABE) |
Destination airport: | Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD/KIAD) |
Narrative:The Boeing 727 was hijacked by a man who demanded USD 303.000 ransom and six parachutes. The airplane landed at Washington-Dulles (IAD) where he received the ransom. The flight continued to New Orleans and then to Central America. The hijacker parachuted over Honduras and was later captured.
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