| Date: | Saturday 1 March 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Iraqi Airways |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 92 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR) -
 Iran
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Mosul Airport (OSM) |
| Baghdad International Airport (BGW/ORBI) |
The Boeing 737, on a domestic flight in Iraq, was hijacked by three passengers. They demanded the release of 85 Kurdish prisoners in Iraq. The aircraft landed at Tehran, Iran. Iraqi security guards opened fire at he hijackers. One passenger was killed and one hijacker and a passenger were injured. The hijackers then surrendered.
Sources:
NRC Handelsblad, 3 March 1975
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