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Aeroflot Flight 244 was hijacked on 15 October 1970, making it the first known successful airline hijacking in the Soviet Union.[2][3]
 An Aeroflot Antonov An-24, similar to the one involved in the hijacking | |
| Hijacking | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15 October 1970 |
| Summary | Hijacking |
| Site | en route |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Antonov An-24b |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | СССР-46256 |
| Flight origin | Batumi, Adjar ASSR, Georgian SSR |
| Stopover | Sukhumi |
| Destination | Krasnodar |
| Passengers | 45[1] |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Injuries | 3 |
| Survivors | 49 |
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Synopsis
Lithuanian Pranas Brazinskas and his 13-year-old son Algirdas seized an An-24 domestic passenger plane en route from Batumi, Adjar ASSR, Georgian SSR, to Sukhumi and Krasnodar to defect to the West. Pranas had been sentenced twice by the Soviet authorities in 1955 and 1965 for financial crimes related to state-run shops where he worked.[4] They selected seats closest to the cockpit in the cabin. Five minutes after takeoff while the aircraft was at an altitude of 800 meters, they called over the flight attendant Nadezhda Kurchenko and demanded control of the aircraft in a threatening note. Kurchenko tried to block the entrance to the cockpit but failed, yelling out that the two were armed shortly before the hijackers shot her twice at point blank range, killing her.[5]
Several members of the crew were wounded in the onboard shootout. Pranas Brazinskas claimed the shootout occurred because of resistance from two armed guards on board.[6] According to Russian media, the shootout was started by Brazinskas when the flight attendant ran to the cockpit to warn the pilots, and there were no guards on board.[2] The hijackers commandeered the plane to Trabzon, Turkey, and surrendered to the Turkish government.[citation needed]
Aftermath
The Brazinskas were tried and imprisoned,[clarification needed] but Turkey refused to extradite them to the Soviet authorities.[7] The plane with its passengers was soon returned to the USSR. After spending some time[clarification needed] in prison, the Brazinskas were granted amnesty[why?] in 1974 and made their way to Venezuela and finally[when?] to the United States. They were initially arrested but later allowed to apply for asylum.[when?][8]
The Soviet Union condemned the United States for granting asylum to murderers and pressed for their extradition. Up until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet government continued to press for the extradition of the Brazinskas, and regularly assailed what they alleged was American hypocrisy in harboring terrorists who attack the aircraft of socialist countries, while pursuing very different actions against terrorists who attacked American nationals, such as in the Achille Lauro case.[9]
In 2002, Algirdas (now known as Albert Victor White) was convicted in Santa Monica of murdering his 77-year-old father Pranas (by then known as Frank White) during a family argument.[6][10]
After the hijacking, flight number 244 was still in use, even after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The current flight departs from Moscow to Mahé, Seychelles.[11]
See also
- Aeroflot Flight 6833
- List of Soviet and Eastern Bloc defectors
References
- Pranas Brazinskas: unknown side of life (in Lithuanian). Balsas.lt. November 16, 2001
- Korobeinikov, Dmitry (5 December 2003), Dead on Arrival. Pravda.ru
- Scott, Erik R. (2018). "The Hijacking of Aeroflot Flight 244: States and Statelessness in the Late Cold War". Past & Present. 243: 213–245. doi:10.1093/pastj/gty044.
- "Bloody end to story of legendary hijackers".
- Gubarev, O. Воздушный террор: хроника преступлений. М., Вече, 2006. pgs. 114-116
- 1970 Hijacker Convicted of Murdering Father. Los Angeles Times. November 2, 2002
- Krasnov, Vladislav (1986), Soviet defectors: the KGB wanted list, p. 125. Hoover Press, ISBN 0-8179-8231-0, ISBN 978-0-8179-8231-7
- Eric Malnic (February 9, 2002). "Hijackers' Saga: Dad Slain, Son Arrested". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- Ginsburgs, George and Rubinstein, Alvin Z (1993), Russia and America: from rivalry to reconciliation, p. 171. M.E. Sharpe,
- Hijackers' Saga: Dad Slain, Son Arrested. Los Angeles Times. February 9, 2002.
- . flightaware.com
На других языках
- [en] Aeroflot Flight 244
[fr] Vol Aeroflot 244
Le vol Aeroflot 244 fut le théâtre du premier détournement d'avion réussi en Union soviétique[1] le 15 octobre 1970, lorsque le citoyen lituanien Pranas Brazinskas et son fils Algirdas prirent le contrôle d’un avion de passagers, un Antonov An-24, reliant Batoumi, en république socialiste soviétique autonome d'Adjarie, en république socialiste soviétique de Géorgie, à Soukhoumi et Krasnodar pour faire défection à l'Ouest. Dans une fusillade à bord (qui s’était produite, selon les mots Brazinskas, à cause de la résistance de deux gardes armés à bord[2], alors que, selon les médias russes, la fusillade a été initiée par Brazinskas quand une hôtesse courut jusqu’au cockpit pour avertir les pilotes, et il n'y avait pas un seul garde à bord[1]), l’hôtesse de l'air Nadezhda Kurchenko, 19 ans, fut tuée et plusieurs membres de l'équipage furent blessés (les Brazinskas étant eux indemnes)[1]. Les pirates de l'air détournèrent l'avion vers Trabzon, en Turquie, et se rendirent au gouvernement turc. Les Brazinskas furent jugés et emprisonnés, mais la Turquie refusa de les rendre aux autorités soviétiques[3]. L'avion avec ses passagers fut renvoyé en URSS. Après avoir passé quelque temps en prison, en 1974, les Brazinskas furent amnistiés et se rendirent aux États-Unis où ils furent naturalisés en 1983. Le souvenir de l'affaire refit surface à nouveau en 2002, lorsque Algirdas Brazinskas (maintenant connu sous le nom de Albert Victor White) fut reconnu coupable par le tribunal de Santa Monica du meurtre de son père Pranas Brazinskas (Frank White), âgé de 77 ans, au cours d'une dispute familiale[2],[4]. L'Union soviétique condamna les États-Unis pour l'octroi de l'asile à ce qu'elle considérait être de « dangereux terroristes » et insista pour obtenir leur extradition. Jusqu'à l'effondrement de l'Union soviétique, le gouvernement soviétique continua à réclamer l'extradition des Brazinskas, et mit en exergue ce qu'elle appelait l'hypocrisie américaine en matière d’hébergement des « terroristes qui attaquent l'avion des pays socialistes », tout en menant des actions très différentes contre les terroristes qui avait attaqué des ressortissants américains, comme dans le cas de l'Achille Lauro[5].[it] Volo Aeroflot 244
Il volo Aeroflot 244 fu dirottato il 15 ottobre 1970, rendendolo il primo dirottamento aereo riuscito noto nell'Unione Sovietica (in quanto solitamente notizie del genere venivano prontamente censurate).[1][2][ru] Угон Ан-24 в Турцию (1970)
Захват и угон пассажирского самолёта Ан-24Б рейса № 244 в Турцию — первый в СССР успешный захват и угон пассажирского самолёта в другую страну, совершённый 15 октября 1970 года.[1] Первый случай, когда при угоне самолёта убит член экипажа.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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