26 Mar Saunders ST-27 – HK-1286 A Colombian male entered the platform at Medell¡n (EOH) shortly after a Saunders ST-27 passenger plane had arrived from Turbo (TRB), Co... Continue reading
26 Mar McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 – JA8043 Two Filipino passengers, armed with a pistol and explosives, hijacked Japan Air Lines flight 768 before it was due to take off from Man... Continue reading
26 Mar Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander – XU-BAE Destroyed during fighting Phnom Penh. Continue reading
26 Mar BAC One-Eleven – A hijacker armed with a pistol and handgrenade demanded to be flown to Benghazi, Libya. Plane landed in Manila where hijacker allowed s... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 737-287C – LV-JNE The 737 was hijacked by leftist guerrillas. They diverted to plane to Formosa (FMA) where they allowed all passengers to disembark. Ano... Continue reading
26 Mar Shorts SC.7 Skyvan – A young man entered the cockpit holding spray bottle claiming it contained nitric acid. The crew overpowered the man and turned him ove... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 727 – After raping a woman and attempting to rob a store, a 24-year old gunman took two people hostage, taking them to Reid-Hillview Airport.... Continue reading
26 Mar de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter – Three hijackers entered cockpit, held a knife to the throat of the pilot and ordered the flight to Cuba. The plane landed at Gonaives t... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed L-1011 TriStar – A 17-year old male passenger hijacked the flight to Sapporo. The captain returned to Tokyo where all passengers could deplane. The plan... Continue reading
26 Mar Antonov An-2R – SP-WKW A Polish flight instructor attempted to escape to Austria. He was shot down by a Czechoslovak Air Force Aero L-29 jet and the An-2 cras... Continue reading