Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 18 February 1969
Aircraft Type: Boeing 720-058B
Owner/operator: El Al Israel Airlines
Registration Number: 4X-ABB
Location: Zrich-Kloten Airport (ZRH) –
ÿ Switzerland
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28
Component Affected: Boeing 720 aircraftBoeing 720 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On El Al Flight LY432, a Boeing 720 aircraft, en route from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv, Israel, was attacked by four armed Palestinian militants affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The attack resulted in multiple injuries to crew members and severe damage to the aircraft, leading to the death of co-pilot Yoram Peres and the opening of fire by an undercover Israeli security guard, Mordechai Rahamim.On El Al Flight LY432, a Boeing 720 aircraft, en route from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv, Israel, was attacked by four armed Palestinian militants affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The attack resulted in multiple injuries to crew members and severe damage to the aircraft, leading to the death of co-pilot Yoram Peres and the opening of fire by an undercover Israeli security guard, Mordechai Rahamim.
Description
El Al Flight LY432, was a scheduled service from Amsterdam (AMS), the Netherlands to Tel Aviv (TLV), Israel, with an intermediate stop at Zrich (ZRH), Switzerland. The airplane, a Boeing 720, was taxiing for takeoff at Zrich when it was attacked by a squad of four armed Palestinian militants, members of the Lebanese-based militant organization Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Several of the crew members were injured during the attack and the plane was severely damaged. The co-pilot, Yoram Peres, died of his wounds a month later. An undercover Israeli security guard who stationed on the plane, Mordechai Rahamim, opened fire at the attackers, killing one.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qjVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B-gDAAAAIBAJ&dq=zurich%20airport&pg=4702%2C3711004, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Al_Flight_432https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qjVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B-gDAAAAIBAJ&dq=zurich%20airport&pg=4702%2C3711004, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Al_Flight_432Primary Cause
Armed Palestinian militant attack on a scheduled commercial flight.Armed Palestinian militant attack on a scheduled commercial flight.Share on:
