ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329136
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| Date: | Sunday 8 May 1977 |
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| Type: | Boeing 747 |
| Owner/operator: | Northwest Orient Airlines |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 266 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND) -
 Japan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT) |
| Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL) |
A 25-year old American passenger hijacked the flight an hour after takeoff by taking another passenger hostage using a razor blade. He demanded to be flown to Moscow.
A flight attendant struck the hijacker with a fire axe. The aircraft then returned to Tokyo.
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