Incident Overview
Date: Friday 9 December 1949
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3
Owner/operator: Transporturile Aeriene Romano-Sovietice – TARS
Location: Beograd-Dojno Polje Airport –
ÿ Serbia
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 25
Component Affected: Aircraft flight deck.Aircraft flight deck.
Category: Unlawful Interference
Four hijackers forcibly abducted an on-board air marshal and compelled the crew to fly to Belgrade.Four hijackers forcibly abducted an on-board air marshal and compelled the crew to fly to Belgrade.
Description
Four hijackers killed the on-board air marshall and forced the crew to fly to Belgrade.
Primary Cause
Hijacking of a flight.Hijacking of a flight.Share on:
