Narrative:
Aeroflot flight 212 was hijacked by four passengers shortly after takeoff from Oslo. They threatened to blow up the plane using glass bottles filled with kerosene. The airplane made a scheduled landing at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) where the hijackers were overpowered by crew members.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 27 February 1979 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 34 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) ( Sweden)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Oslo-Fornebu Airport (FBU/ENFB), Norway |
| Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN/ESSA), Sweden | |
| Flightnumber: | SU212 |
Aeroflot flight 212 was hijacked by four passengers shortly after takeoff from Oslo. They threatened to blow up the plane using glass bottles filled with kerosene. The airplane made a scheduled landing at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) where the hijackers were overpowered by crew members.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» St. Petersburg Times - Feb 28, 1979Photos
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 Oslo-Fornebu Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport as the crow flies is 406 km (254 miles).
Distance from Oslo-Fornebu Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport as the crow flies is 406 km (254 miles).
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