ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333440
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Date: | Monday 27 November 1961 |
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Type: | Douglas DC-6B |
Owner/operator: | AVENSA |
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Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Curaçao-Dr. Albert Plesman Airport (CUR) -
Curaçao
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Caracas Airport (CCS/SVMI) |
Destination airport: | Maracaibo-Grano de Oro Airport (ORO/SVMO) |
Narrative:An AVENSA DC-6 was hijacked by five armed students who forced the pilot to circle Caracas while they dropped anti-Government leaflets on the city. After that they forced the crew to fly them to Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles.
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