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Ethiopian Airlines Flight 708 was a Boeing 720-060B, due to operate an international scheduled Addis Ababa–Asmara–Athens–Rome–Paris passenger service, that experienced a hijacking attempt on 8 December 1972.[1][2]
 An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 720 similar to the incident aircraft | |
| Incident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 December 1972 |
| Summary | Attempted hijacking |
| Site | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 720-060B |
| Operator | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Flight origin | Haile Selassie I International Airport |
| 1st stopover | Asmara International Airport |
| 2nd stopover | Ellinikon International Airport |
| 3rd stopover | Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport |
| Destination | Charles de Gaulle Airport |
| Fatalities | 7 hijackers |
| Survivors | 87 |
Summary
Minutes after departing from Haile Selassie I International Airport bound for Paris, when the aircraft was flying at some 29,000 feet (8,800 m),[2] seven members[nb 1] of the Eritrean Liberation Front stood up and tried to gain control of the plane.[1] A hand grenade that was armed by one of the hijackers was rolled down the aisle by a passenger.[3] The grenade exploded in the rear part of the fuselage, some 6 inches (150 mm) off the plane's centreline, blowing a hole in the cabin floor and damaging or severing several controls of the aircraft, including those of throttle of two engines, of the rudder, and of the horizontal stabiliser.[2][3] Despite this, the crew turned back the airplane to the airport of origin and managed to land it safely;[2] it sustained minor damages that were repaired later.[1]
Security guards —there were six of them aboard— opened fire at the terrorists, killing six of the hijackers on board, while the seventh one died in a hospital.[1]
See also
Africa portal
Aviation portal- Ethiopian Airlines accidents and incidents
- List of aircraft hijackings
Footnotes
Notes
References
- Hijacking description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 30 July 2012.
- "No decompression". Flight International: 754. 13 June 1974. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- "Mid-air shooting". Flight International: 854. 14 December 1972. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
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[de] Ethiopian-Airlines-Flug 708
Der Ethiopian-Airlines-Flug 708 (Flugnummer ET708) war ein internationaler Linienflug der Ethiopian Airlines von Addis Abeba nach Paris über Asmara, Athen und Rom. Am 8. Dezember 1972 ereignete sich auf diesem Flug ein schwerer Zwischenfall, als sieben Mitglieder der Eritreischen Befreiungsfront versuchten, eine Boeing 720-060B zu entführen. Im Verlauf eines Schusswechsels konnten die sieben Entführer zwar getötet werden, jedoch explodierte eine Handgranate in der Passagierkabine. Die Maschine konnte dennoch von den Piloten sicher notgelandet werden.- [en] Ethiopian Airlines Flight 708
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