Incident Overview
Date: Friday 16 September 1949
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze
Location: Nykping-F11 AFB(NYO) –
ÿ Sweden
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20
Component Affected: The aircraft itself.The aircraft itself.
Category: Unlawful Interference
A group of individuals, believed to be armed, hijacked a commercial airplane to Sweden, utilizing a toy pistol and loaded guns. The hijacking involved a significant level of threat to the safety of passengers and crew.A group of individuals, believed to be armed, hijacked a commercial airplane to Sweden, utilizing a toy pistol and loaded guns. The hijacking involved a significant level of threat to the safety of passengers and crew.
Description
Five Poles, armed with four loaded guns and a toy pistol, hijacked the LOT plane to Sweden.
Source of Information
http://www.flyghistoria.org/images/Images_org/kronologi/1940_1949.pdfhttp://www.flyghistoria.org/images/Images_org/kronologi/1940_1949.pdfPrimary Cause
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