Narrative:
A hijacker, armed with a pistol and a hand grenade, demanded to be taken to Cuba. The flight landed at Havana at 12:18 hours.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 19 January 1969 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 |
| Operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 171 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Cuba)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), United States of America |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | EA9 |
A hijacker, armed with a pistol and a hand grenade, demanded to be taken to Cuba. The flight landed at Havana at 12:18 hours.
Sources:
» St. Petersburg Times - Jan 20, 1969Photos
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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 New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 1745 km (1091 miles).
Distance from New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 1745 km (1091 miles).
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