Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 19 October 1969
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18B
Owner/operator: LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze
Location: Berlin-Tegel Airport (TXL) –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 61
Component Affected: Il-18 aircraftIl-18 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
An Il-18 aircraft hijacked from Warsaw, Poland, to Brussels, Belgium via Berlin-Schnefeld Airport. The aircraft remained at Berlin-Tegel Airport for three hours before departing for Schnefeld. Both hijackers were East German men and requested asylum in West Berlin.An Il-18 aircraft hijacked from Warsaw, Poland, to Brussels, Belgium via Berlin-Schnefeld Airport. The aircraft remained at Berlin-Tegel Airport for three hours before departing for Schnefeld. Both hijackers were East German men and requested asylum in West Berlin.
Description
The Il-18 aircraft was on its way from Warsaw, Poland, to Brussels, Belgium via Berlin-Schnefeld Airport when the aircraft was hijacked and made to land at Berlin-Tegel Airport at 13.55. After three hours on the ground the aircraft left for Schnefeld. Both male hijackers were from East Germany and requested asylum in West Berlin.
Source of Information
https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000034006:mpeg21:a0007, https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA2OXXRJNXOB62PVA53VQ31ZGQ6-WEST-GERMANY-WEST-BERLIN-EAST-BERLINERS-HIJACK-POLISH-AIRLINER/query/Hijackhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000034006:mpeg21:a0007, https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA2OXXRJNXOB62PVA53VQ31ZGQ6-WEST-GERMANY-WEST-BERLIN-EAST-BERLINERS-HIJACK-POLISH-AIRLINER/query/HijackPrimary Cause
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