| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 12 March 1970 |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-345C |
| Operator: | Varig |
| Registration: | PP-VJX |
| MSN: | 19842/712 |
| First flight: | 1968-05-15 (1 year 10 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | at an unknown location ( Cuba)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Santiago-Pudahuel Airport (SCL/SCEL), Chile |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL), United Kingdom | |
| Flightnumber: | RG921 |
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Cuba. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
Sources:
» Flavia Macedo by e-mail 3-10-2006Photos
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Santiago-Pudahuel Airport to London-Heathrow Airport as the crow flies is 11619 km (7262 miles).
Distance from Santiago-Pudahuel Airport to London-Heathrow Airport as the crow flies is 11619 km (7262 miles).
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