ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333752
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Date: | Tuesday 19 July 1960 |
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Type: | Lockheed L-188 Electra |
Owner/operator: | Trans Australia Airlines - TAA |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Brisbane-Eagle Farm Airport, QLD (BNE) -
Australia
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Sydney (unknown airport), NSW |
Destination airport: | Brisbane-Eagle Farm Airport, QLD |
Narrative:A man pulled out a sawed off rifle and asked demanded to be flown to Singapore. The first officer armed himself with a fire hatchet, came back to the passenger cabin and smashed the hijacked across the wrist. The rifle discharged sending a bullet through the plane's ceiling. After the man had been overpowered two sticks of dynamite were found under his seat.
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