Aircraft Photo of PH-BUA | Boeing 747-206B | KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	PH-BUA
Aircraft Original Type:	Boeing 747
Aircraft Generic Type:	Boeing 747-200
Aircraft Version:	Boeing 747-206B
C/n (msn):	19922 / 96
Operator Titles:	KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines
Aircraft Name:	Mississippi / The Mississippi

Location
City / Airport:	Luqa - Malta InternationalMap
Country:	Malta
Airport Codes:	ICAO: LMML IATA: MLA Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	26 November 1973
Photo from:	John Visanich Collection
Photo ID:	664042

Photo Comment
Malta's first Boeing 747 visit and first hijack. KLM Flight 861 was a scheduled flight from Amsterdam to Tokyo-Haneda with planned stops at Athens, Beirut and Delhi. The airplane was en route over Iraq when it was hijacked by three passengers, claiming to be members of the Arab Youth Organization for the Liberation of Palestine. They forced the plane to Damascus, Nicosia, Tripoli, Malta, and finally Dubai where the hijackers surrendered to authorities. All 247 passengers and 17 crew survived the hijacking. Photo by Joe Spiteri. This photo was added on 8 March 2024, and has since been viewed 994 times.

Photo Comment

Malta's first Boeing 747 visit and first hijack. KLM Flight 861 was a scheduled flight from Amsterdam to Tokyo-Haneda with planned stops at Athens, Beirut and Delhi. The airplane was en route over Iraq when it was hijacked by three passengers, claiming to be members of the Arab Youth Organization for the Liberation of Palestine. They forced the plane to Damascus, Nicosia, Tripoli, Malta, and finally Dubai where the hijackers surrendered to authorities. All 247 passengers and 17 crew survived the hijacking. Photo by Joe Spiteri.

This photo was added on 8 March 2024, and has since been viewed 994 times.

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