Beschrijving:
Two Italian male passengers hijacked an Olympic Airways flight from Paris-Orly, France to Athens-Greece. They threatened the crew with a gun and a hand grenade and forced the cabin crew to hand out pamphlets among the passengers. The hijackers claimed to be members of the "International Command for Greece".
The hijackers then requested the crew to land back at Paris-Orly were they surrendered to policemen.
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| Datum: | vrijdag 8 november 1968 |
| Type: | Boeing 707 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Olympic Airways |
| Registratie: | registration unknown |
| Constructienummer: | |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 130 |
| Schade: | Onbekend |
| Plaats: | Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) ( Frankrijk)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO), Frankrijk |
| Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT), Griekenland |
Two Italian male passengers hijacked an Olympic Airways flight from Paris-Orly, France to Athens-Greece. They threatened the crew with a gun and a hand grenade and forced the cabin crew to hand out pamphlets among the passengers. The hijackers claimed to be members of the "International Command for Greece".
The hijackers then requested the crew to land back at Paris-Orly were they surrendered to policemen.
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Paris-Orly Airport en Athens-Ellinikon International Airport bedraagt 2080 km (1300 miles).
De afstand tussen Paris-Orly Airport en Athens-Ellinikon International Airport bedraagt 2080 km (1300 miles).
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