26 Mar Tupolev Tu-104B – CCCP-42379 The airplane was operating flight 109 from Moscow to Chita and took off from Moscow's Domodedovo Airport at 18:12 on May 17. After land... Continue reading
26 Mar Convair CV-580 – 4 hijackers demanded release of prisoners. Refueling stops were made in Willemstad, Panama-City, and Merida, before arriving in Cuba. D... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-3 – A Douglas DC-3 passenger plane was damaged beyond repair after being struck by a mortar shell. The shell was fired by communist forces.... Continue reading
26 Mar Tupolev Tu-104B – CCCP-42505 An Aeroflot flight from Leningrad to Moscow was hijacked by a passenger who demanded to be flown to Stockholm. The flight crew decided ... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-54D-15-DC (DC-4) – XV-NUI Crashed after an explosion in the cargo hold near the main wing spar. Continue reading
26 Mar Convair CV-640 – The aircraft was hijacked the aircraft prior to takeoff. He demanded money ($2 million) and to be taken to North Vietnam. He was arres... Continue reading
26 Mar NAMC YS-11 – One passenger remained on board after landing and demanded to be taken to Canada. He was talked into surrendering by a Roman Catholic c... Continue reading
26 Mar BAC One-Eleven – A hijacker took two people hostage on board a flight from Wabush to Montreal, Canada. He demanded to be flown to Vancouver. He surrende... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 720-060B – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 708 was an international service from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Asmara, Athens, Rome and Paris. Some 13 minutes af... Continue reading
26 Mar McDonnell Douglas DC-8-60 – One hijacker demanded release of prisoners. Plane stormed/hijacker arrested. Continue reading