Narrative:
Seventeen passengers and three crewmen hijacked a domestic flight in Czechoslovakia. The aircaft was flown to Neubiberg Air Base in Germany. They wanted to get away from the Communist regime.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 6 April 1948 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3 |
| Operator: | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 22 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 26 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Neubiberg Air Base ( Germany)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG/LKPR), Czech Republic |
| Bratislava-Ivanka Airport (BTS/LZIB), Slovakia |
Seventeen passengers and three crewmen hijacked a domestic flight in Czechoslovakia. The aircaft was flown to Neubiberg Air Base in Germany. They wanted to get away from the Communist regime.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Amarillo Globe April 8, 1948Photos
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 Praha-Ruzyne International Airport to Bratislava-Ivanka Airport as the crow flies is 301 km (188 miles).
Distance from Praha-Ruzyne International Airport to Bratislava-Ivanka Airport as the crow flies is 301 km (188 miles).
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