| Status: | |
| Datum: | vrijdag 10 november 1961 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | TAP Air Portugal |
| Registratie: | CS-TLF |
| Constructienummer: | 4672 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1961 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 7 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 32 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 39 |
| Schade: | Geen |
| Plaats: | Tangier Airport (TNG) ( Marokko)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Passagiersvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Casablanca (unknown airport), Marokko |
| Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport (LIS/LPPT), Portugal |
Six passengers, opponents of Portuguese Premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, hijacked the TAP airliner and forced its crew to circle over Lisbon while they dropped pamphlets urging the nation to revolt. The hijackers then demanded to be flown to Tangier, Morocco.
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