26 Mar McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 – While passengers were boarding Swissair Flight 125, a DC-10 flying from Chicago-O'Hare International Airport to Zrich, Switzerland, a ... Continue reading
26 Mar McDonnell Douglas DC-9 – A man with a pistol, later determined to be a starter's pistol, forced his way aboard Finnair Flight 509, a DC-9 aircraft, at Oulu, Fin... Continue reading
26 Mar Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III – Horizon Air Flight 2318, a Swearingen Metro III commuter aircraft, was en route from Medford, Oregon, to Portland, Oregon, with 13 pass... Continue reading
26 Mar de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 – 5A-DCS The early 1980-ies was a period of escalating reciprocal actions by the United States and Libya. The U.S. claimed that several terroris... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 100 – 4R-ULD The 'City of Colombo' was damaged during the loading of the plane for the flight to Male. This caused some delay. During the boarding o... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 747-2R7F – B-198 Capt. "Johnny" Wang Shi Chuen defected to China by flying to Guangzhou. Continue reading
26 Mar Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 – 5A-DLP The early 1980-ies was a period of escalating reciprocal actions by the United States and Libya. The U.S. claimed that several terroris... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 727-231 – N54340 While descending through FL100 a bomb exploded, causing a 1,40 x 1,60 m hole in the fuselage near seat 10F. Four passengers were ejecte... Continue reading
26 Mar McDonnell Douglas DC-9 – Delta Flight 655, a DC-9, had just arrived at Daytona Beach Airport from Atlanta, Georgia, and was preparing for a return flight. The h... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 737-284 – A 36-year old male passenger hijacked the aircraft, claiming to have a hand grenade. He demanded to be taken to Libya. The pilot landed... Continue reading