UI Douglas DC-6B SX-DAD,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331652
 

Date:Thursday 2 January 1969
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas DC-6B
Owner/operator:Olympic Airways
Registration: SX-DAD
MSN: 45539/1010
Year of manufacture:1958
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-2800
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 102
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Category:UI
Location:Cairo -   Egypt
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Heraklion Airport (HER/LGIR)
Destination airport:Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT)
Narrative:
One hijacker. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.

Sources:

De Telegraaf 03-01-1969
Egypt: Hijacked Aircraft. (British Pathé)

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