Descripción del Accidente ASN 22 AUG 1972 Douglas DC-6 registration unknown - Benghazi-Benina International Airport (BEN)
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Fecha:martes 22 agosto 1972
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic DC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-6
Operador:Alyemda
Registración: registration unknown
Numéro de série:
Año de Construcción:
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 6
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 52
Total:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 58
Daños en la Aeronave: Ninguno
Ubicación:Benghazi-Benina International Airport (BEN) (   Libia)
Fase: En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Internacional Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Beirut Airport (BEY/OLBA), Líbano
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Cairo (unknown airport), Egipto
Descripción:
Three passengers hijacked the Alyemda plane en route between Beirut (BEY) and Cairo. The flight diverted to Nicosia (NIC), Cyprus.
The hijackers said that they belonged to a group named the Eagles of National Unity in South Yemen. After a three hour refueling stop the airplane continued to Benghazi (BEN), Libya. The hijackers surrendered to Libyan authorities.



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