ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333694
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Date: | Saturday 29 October 1960 |
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Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Owner/operator: | Cubana de Aviación |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 37 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Key West International Airport, FL (EYW) -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV/MUHA) |
Destination airport: | Nueva Gerona Airport (GER/MUNG) |
Narrative:Flight 905 departed Havana at 07:25 on a domestic flight. About 10 minutes after takeoff the copilot reportedly jumped up, grabbing the air marshall and forcing the pilot at gunpoint to head to Key West. A shooting erupted and the air marshall was killed. A total of nine persons were involved in the hijack and requested political asylum in the U.S. Two additional passengers joined them in their request.
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