Narrative:
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Cuba. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 29 November 1969 |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-345C |
| Operator: | Varig |
| Registration: | PP-VJX |
| MSN: | 19842/712 |
| First flight: | 1968-05-15 (1 year 7 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Havana-Jose Marti International Airport (HAV) ( Cuba)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO), France |
| Rio de Janeiro (unknown airport), RJ, Brazil | |
| Flightnumber: | RG827 |
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Cuba. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
Sources:
» Flavia Macedo by e-mail 3-10-2006Photos
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