
Descripción:
An Avianca Hawker Siddeley HS-748 passenger plane was hijacked during a domestic flight from Bucaramanga to Bogotá, Colombia.
The flight was hijacked shortly after taking off at 06:30 local time. Two hijackers demanded to be taken to Cuba. A refueling stop was made at Barranquilla before the plane continued to Santiago Airport (SCU), Cuba.
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | sábado 23 agosto 1969 |
| Tipo: |  Hawker Siddeley HS-748-245 Srs. 2A |
| Operador: | Avianca |
| Registración: | HK-1408 |
| Numéro de série: | 1657 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1968 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 23 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 27 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Ubicación: | Santiago Airport (SCU) ( Cuba)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Bucaramanga-Gomez Niño Airport, Colombia |
| Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia | |
| Número de Vuelo: | AV675 |
An Avianca Hawker Siddeley HS-748 passenger plane was hijacked during a domestic flight from Bucaramanga to Bogotá, Colombia.
The flight was hijacked shortly after taking off at 06:30 local time. Two hijackers demanded to be taken to Cuba. A refueling stop was made at Barranquilla before the plane continued to Santiago Airport (SCU), Cuba.
Fuentes:
» El Tiempo - 24 Aug 1969Fotos
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 Bucaramanga-Gomez Niño Airport to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport as the crow flies is 288 km (180 miles).
Distance from Bucaramanga-Gomez Niño Airport to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport as the crow flies is 288 km (180 miles).
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