ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 327890
| Date: | Friday 30 April 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24V |
| Owner/operator: | LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze |
| Registration: | SP-LTG |
| MSN: | 67302504 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Berlin-Tempelhof Airport (THF) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Wroclaw-Strachowice Airport (WRO/EPWR) |
| Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW/EPWA) |
While en route between Wroclaw and Warsaw, Poland, eight hijackers overpowered and disarmed the six security men aboard and required that the plane be flown to West Berlin-Tempelhof Airport. Two of the security men were Injured. Upon landing the hijackers were taken Into custody by US authorities and turned over to West Berlin authorities. They requested political asylum.
Reportedly 28 other passengers chose to remain in West Berlin. The aircraft, crew, security personnel, and remaining passengers were allowed to return to Poland. The hijackers were sentenced to terms ranging from 2 to 4 years for endangering air traffic.
Sources:
Miklos Szabo
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| 18 September 1981 | SP-LTG | LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze | 0 | Berlin-Tempelhof Airport | |
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