26 Mar Boeing 720 – Brandishing a pistol the hijacker took over the aircraft about 7 minutes after takeoff. He indicated the hijacking was an attempt to de... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 707-327C – OD-AFX The aircraft departed Beirut on a training flight for the promotion of four first officers to captains. Two touch-and-goes were perform... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 720 – Six passengers hijacked a MEA flight from Beirut to Amman. They demanded the release Musa al-Sadr, a Lebanese-Iranian philosopher and S... Continue reading
26 Mar Antonov An-12BP – SP-LZA The Antonov departed from Varna at 05:30 for the last leg of the Warszawa-Varna-Beirut flight. The aircraft approached Beirut and was c... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 727-2F2 – TC-JBJ Two hijackers commandeered the flight to Beirut where they surrendered. Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 720-047B – OD-AGE Struck by rocket and shell fire shortly after passenger disembarkation. Continue reading
26 Mar Yakovlev Yak-40S2 – YK-AQC The Yakovlev 40S2 was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade during the boarding process. Prime Minister Rashid Karam of Lebanon had just... Continue reading
26 Mar Tupolev Tu-154A – HA-LCI Malev flight 240, a Tupolev Tu-154A, departed Budapest at 23:10 on a flight to Beirut, Lebanon. After contacting Beirut at the flight w... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) – LR-AAA Damaged beyond repair following a ground collision with a Junkers Ju-52/3m Continue reading