Narrative:
A 20-year old passenger, armed with a gun, hijacked the flight and demanded to be taken to Rome, Italy. He was overpowered by passengers.
The airplane was on a flight to the Island of Crete.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 26 October 1971 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6B |
| Operator: | Olympic Airways |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 64 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | at an unknown location ( Greece)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT), Greece |
| Heraklion Airport (HER/LGIR), Greece |
A 20-year old passenger, armed with a gun, hijacked the flight and demanded to be taken to Rome, Italy. He was overpowered by passengers.
The airplane was on a flight to the Island of Crete.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Limburgsch dagblad 27-10-1971Photos
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 Athens-Ellinikon International Airport to Heraklion Airport as the crow flies is 310 km (194 miles).
Distance from Athens-Ellinikon International Airport to Heraklion Airport as the crow flies is 310 km (194 miles).
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