Narrative:
A male hijacker entered the cockpit armed with two guns while the aircraft passed overhead Cyprus. He demanded to be flown to Lod. The hijacker was overpowered by policemen on the ground at Lod Airport.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 16 August 1973 |
| Type: |  Boeing 720-023B |
| Operator: | Middle East Airlines - MEA |
| Registration: | OD-AFR |
| MSN: | 18018/157 |
| First flight: | 1960-08-17 (13 years ) |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-1-MC7 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 109 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 119 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport (TLV) ( Israel)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Benghazi-Benina International Airport (BEN/HLLB), Libya |
| Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Lebanon |
A male hijacker entered the cockpit armed with two guns while the aircraft passed overhead Cyprus. He demanded to be flown to Lod. The hijacker was overpowered by policemen on the ground at Lod Airport.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Het Parool 17-8-1973Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Benghazi-Benina International Airport to Beirut International Airport as the crow flies is 1422 km (889 miles).
Distance from Benghazi-Benina International Airport to Beirut International Airport as the crow flies is 1422 km (889 miles).
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