ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328804
Date: | Friday 25 August 1978 |
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Type: | Boeing 707-300 |
Owner/operator: | Trans World Airlines - TWA |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 89 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA) -
Switzerland
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) |
Destination airport: | Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG) |
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Narrative:One passenger dropped a note near a flight attendant who was taking a nap. He demanding the release of several prisoners, a.o. Rudolf Hess. After landing in Geneva all passengers deplaned and were questioned by authorities to determine the identity of the hijacker.
Sources:
La Liberté, 27 Aug. 1978 Revision history:
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