Narrative:
A hijacker armed with a starter pistol demanded to be taken to Tempelhof Airport in West Berlin. The flight landed at Tempelhof where hijacker and eight other passengers asked for political asylum.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 30 August 1978 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-134 |
| Operator: | LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze |
| Registration: | SP-LGC |
| MSN: | 9350804 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Berlin-Tempelhof Airport (THF) ( Germany)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Gdansk-Rebiechowo Airport (GDN/EPGD), Poland |
| Berlin-Schönefeld Airport (SXF/EDDB), Germany |
A hijacker armed with a starter pistol demanded to be taken to Tempelhof Airport in West Berlin. The flight landed at Tempelhof where hijacker and eight other passengers asked for political asylum.
Classification:
HijackSources:
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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 Gdansk-Rebiechowo Airport to Berlin-Schönefeld Airport as the crow flies is 393 km (246 miles).
Distance from Gdansk-Rebiechowo Airport to Berlin-Schönefeld Airport as the crow flies is 393 km (246 miles).
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