Narrative:
Four hijackers demanded release of prisoners. Hijackers demands were accepted. Duration of the hijacking: 3 days.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 22 November 1974 |
| Type: |  Vickers Super VC10-1151 |
| Operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-ASGR |
| MSN: | 867 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Conway 550 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 37 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 47 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Dubai, Tripoli, Tunis ( Tunisia)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB), United Arab Emirates |
| Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU/VECC), India |
Four hijackers demanded release of prisoners. Hijackers demands were accepted. Duration of the hijacking: 3 days.
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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 Dubai Airport to Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport as the crow flies is 3345 km (2091 miles).
Distance from Dubai Airport to Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport as the crow flies is 3345 km (2091 miles).
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