LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 hijacking
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LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 hijacking was the hijacking of a LOT Polish Airlines that occurred on 30 August 1978.[1] The hijackers from East Germany (GDR) were seeking political asylum in West Germany (FRG). The plane landed safely, and the primary hijacker was tried and convicted by a West German jury in the United States Court for Berlin and sentenced to time served, the nine months he had already served during pretrial detention. This was the only case heard before the United States Court for Berlin.
This article is about the hijacking committed with the aim of fleeing East Germany in 1978. For the flight with the same flight number that crashed in 1969, see LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165.
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Hijacking | |
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Date | 30 August 1978 |
Summary | Hijacking |
Site | Hijacker forced the aircraft to land at U.S. Air Force base at Tempelhof Airport in West Berlin |
Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-134 |
Operator | LOT Polish Airlines |
Registration | SP-LGC |
Flight origin | Gdańsk Airport |
Destination | Schönefeld Airport |
Passengers | 62 |
Crew | 7 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 0 |
Survivors | 69 |
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