Narrative:
Three hijackers demanded to be taken to Austria. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 26 August 1970 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24 |
| Operator: | LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Katowice ( Poland)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Katowice-Pyrzowice Airport (KTW/EPKT), Poland |
| Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW/EPWA), Poland |
Three hijackers demanded to be taken to Austria. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
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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 Katowice-Pyrzowice Airport to Warszawa-Okecie Airport as the crow flies is 228 km (142 miles).
Distance from Katowice-Pyrzowice Airport to Warszawa-Okecie Airport as the crow flies is 228 km (142 miles).
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