ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336204
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| Date: | Friday 24 March 1950 |
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| Type: |  Douglas DC-3 |
| Owner/operator: | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Erding Air Base -
 Germany
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bratislava-Ivanka Airport (BTS/LZIB) |
| Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG/LKPR) |
On March 24, 1950, three CSA DC-3 planes were hijacked on flight to Prague. All three airliners were commandeered to Germany and landed at the US Air Force Base at Erding. The aircraft carried a total of 85 occupants. A total of 26 elected to stay in Germany as fugitives from Communism.
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