| Date: | Tuesday 11 January 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boeing 747 |
| Owner/operator: | Trans World Airlines - TWA |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 349 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Uganda, claiming he had a grenade. The hijacker was taken down several hours later when he became violent.
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