Narrative:
A man, armed with an Uzi submachine gun, took a car at the Zanderij Airport in Suriname and drove to a parked KLM DC-8 jet on the apron. All passengers had just boarded the flight. The armed man went on board and threatened a flight attendant.
Two members of the border police boarded the plane after about an hour and managed to get the hijacker to surrender.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 19 March 1971 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-8-53 |
| Operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-DCM |
| MSN: | 45616/147 |
| First flight: | 1961 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM) ( Suriname)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM/SMJP), Suriname |
| Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM), Netherlands |
A man, armed with an Uzi submachine gun, took a car at the Zanderij Airport in Suriname and drove to a parked KLM DC-8 jet on the apron. All passengers had just boarded the flight. The armed man went on board and threatened a flight attendant.
Two members of the border police boarded the plane after about an hour and managed to get the hijacker to surrender.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» De Telegraaf 22-03-1971Photos
Map
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 Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport to Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport as the crow flies is 7486 km (4679 miles).
Distance from Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport to Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport as the crow flies is 7486 km (4679 miles).
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