Polish Airlines Flight 165 hijacking

0Fatalities

69Survivors

69On board

Accident details

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What happened

In the LOT Flight 165 hijacking, two East German citizens hijack a Tupolev Tu-134, and force it to land at Tempelhof Airport; there are no casualties to the 63 passengers on board.

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