Hijacking
Last updated: 18 June 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 24 MAR 1950 |
| Tipo: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Operador: | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie |
| Registración: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Ninguno |
| Ubicación: | Erding AB (Alemania) |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Ostrava-Mošnov International Airport (OSR/LKMT), República Checa |
| Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG/LKPR), República Checa |
On March 24, 1950, three CSA DC-3 planes were hijacked on flight to Prague. All three airliners were commandeered to Germany and landed at the US Air Force Base at Erding. The aircraft carried a total of 85 occupants. A total of 26 elected to stay in Germany as fugitives from Communism.
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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 Ostrava-Mošnov International Airport to Praha-Ruzyne International Airport as the crow flies is 277 km (173 miles).
Distance from Ostrava-Mošnov International Airport to Praha-Ruzyne International Airport as the crow flies is 277 km (173 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
