| Date: | Saturday 13 September 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6 |
| Owner/operator: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 44 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Aden International Airport (ADE) -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Addis Ababa-Haile Selassie I International Airport (ADD/HAAB) |
| Djibouti-Ambouli Airport (JIB/HDAM) |
The DC-6 was hijacked by three Eritreans, forcing the crew to fly to Aden, Yemen. En route an Ethiopian security official shot and wounded one of the hijackers. In Aden the three were arrested by Yemen police. The three reportedly belonged to the Eritrean Liberation Front.
Sources:
The Age - Sep 15, 1969
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