Narrative:
Three armed man, believed to be Hungarians, hijacked a BAC One-Eleven and forced the pilots to fly to at Munich, Germany.
The three men, who were armed with pistols and accompanied by a woman and two children, were disarmed and arrested by West German police. Passengers and crew were immediately evacuated from the aircraft after one of the hijackers claimed a bomb was planted on board. An imitation bomb was found in the aircraft's lavatory.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 14 September 1970 |
| Type: |  BAC One-Eleven 424EU |
| Operator: | Tarom |
| Registration: | YR-BCB |
| MSN: | 156 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 84 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 89 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | München-Riem Airport (MUC) ( Germany)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bucharest (unknown airport), Romania |
| Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG/LKPR), Czech Republic |
Three armed man, believed to be Hungarians, hijacked a BAC One-Eleven and forced the pilots to fly to at Munich, Germany.
The three men, who were armed with pistols and accompanied by a woman and two children, were disarmed and arrested by West German police. Passengers and crew were immediately evacuated from the aircraft after one of the hijackers claimed a bomb was planted on board. An imitation bomb was found in the aircraft's lavatory.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» West Germany: Rumanian Jet Hijacked To Munich 1970 (British Pathé)Photos
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