Narrative:
Five passengers hijacked a domestic flight in Czechoslovakia and demanded the pilot at gunpoint to fly to Germany. They were fleeing the country after the Communist coup in February 1948.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 4 May 1948 |
| Type: | Siebel Si 204 |
| Operator: | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Erding Air Base ( Germany)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Brno Turany Airport (BRQ/LKTB), Czech Republic |
| Ceske Budejovice Air Base (LKCS), Czech Republic |
Five passengers hijacked a domestic flight in Czechoslovakia and demanded the pilot at gunpoint to fly to Germany. They were fleeing the country after the Communist coup in February 1948.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Corpus Christi Times May 7, 1948Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Brno Turany Airport to Ceske Budejovice Air Base as the crow flies is 166 km (103 miles).
Distance from Brno Turany Airport to Ceske Budejovice Air Base as the crow flies is 166 km (103 miles).
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