Narrative:
About five minutes after take off the hijacker removed a hand grenade from the rear of a portable radio, went to the cockpit and ordered the crew to fly to Tempelhof Airport, West Berlin. After landing at Tempelhof the hijacker surrendered to U.S. authorities. Later he was turned over to German authorities in West Berlin. Sentenced by West Berlin court to 5-1/2 years.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 22 August 1981 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24V |
| Operator: | LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze |
| Registration: | SP-LTC |
| MSN: | 67302208 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Berlin-Tempelhof Airport ( Germany)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Wroclaw-Strachowice Airport (WRO/EPWR), Poland |
| Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW/EPWA), Poland |
About five minutes after take off the hijacker removed a hand grenade from the rear of a portable radio, went to the cockpit and ordered the crew to fly to Tempelhof Airport, West Berlin. After landing at Tempelhof the hijacker surrendered to U.S. authorities. Later he was turned over to German authorities in West Berlin. Sentenced by West Berlin court to 5-1/2 years.
Classification:
HijackSources:
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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 Wroclaw-Strachowice Airport to Warszawa-Okecie Airport as the crow flies is 303 km (189 miles).
Distance from Wroclaw-Strachowice Airport to Warszawa-Okecie Airport as the crow flies is 303 km (189 miles).
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