ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239207
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| Date: | Thursday 22 July 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers VC-10-1101 |
| Owner/operator: | BOAC |
| Registration: | G- |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 107 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Benghazi -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Rome |
| Khartoum | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Forced to land in Libya by Libyan fighter aircraft. Two Passengers, Members of the Sudanese Revolutionary Council, arrested.Aircraft returned to London.
Sources:
https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA7D690OFSVD81BPMJSL9QBLNOZ-LIBYA-UK-PASSENGERS-OF-BOAC-JET-FORCED-TO-LAND-A-SUDANESE/query/Sudan
Netherlands National Archive: http://proxy.handle.net/10648/0d1ffd47-48fe-7f65-5c17-98885c1b94d7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2020 13:55 | Cobar | Added |
| 07-Dec-2020 16:14 | hoekb03 | Updated [Source] |
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