
Descripción:
A Boeing 707-373C of Pakistan International Airlines was damaged due to the explosion of a bomb on board while the aircraft was parked at Islamabad International Airport (ISB), Pakistan.
The aircraft had arrived as flight PK308 from Karachi and was due to return to Karachi as flight PK309. A plastic bomb, placed under a passenger seat, exploded, ripping a 3 feet x 4 feet hole in the fuselage.
The occurrence was linked to the outlawed National Awami Party (NAP) and indirectly to Afghanistan
» Wikileaks: EXPLOSION ABOARD PARKED PIA AIRCRAFT
» Aircraft hijackings and other criminal acts against civil aviation : statistics and narrative reports / FAA
» Aviation News 25.07.1975
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | sábado 5 julio 1975 |
| Tipo: |  Boeing 707-373C |
| Operador: | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA |
| Registración: | AP-AWV |
| Numéro de série: | 19441/548 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1966 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Considerable |
| Consecuencias: | Repaired |
| Ubicación: | Islamabad International Airport (ISB) ( Pakistán)
|
| Fase: | En Espera (STD) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Islamabad International Airport (ISB/OPRN), Pakistán |
| Karachi International Airport (KHI/OPKC), Pakistán | |
| Número de Vuelo: | PK309 |
A Boeing 707-373C of Pakistan International Airlines was damaged due to the explosion of a bomb on board while the aircraft was parked at Islamabad International Airport (ISB), Pakistan.
The aircraft had arrived as flight PK308 from Karachi and was due to return to Karachi as flight PK309. A plastic bomb, placed under a passenger seat, exploded, ripping a 3 feet x 4 feet hole in the fuselage.
The occurrence was linked to the outlawed National Awami Party (NAP) and indirectly to Afghanistan
Fuentes:
» Wikileaks: EXPLOSION ON PIA AIRCRAFT» Wikileaks: EXPLOSION ABOARD PARKED PIA AIRCRAFT
» Aircraft hijackings and other criminal acts against civil aviation : statistics and narrative reports / FAA
» Aviation News 25.07.1975
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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 Islamabad International Airport to Karachi International Airport as the crow flies is 1119 km (699 miles).
Distance from Islamabad International Airport to Karachi International Airport as the crow flies is 1119 km (699 miles).
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