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Date Tuesday 27 February 1979
Time
Type Silhouette image of generic T154 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Tupolev Tu-154
Operator Aeroflot
Registration
MSN
Year of manufature
Crew Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Passengers Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24
Total occupants Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 34
Aircraft damage None
Location Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)   Sweden
Phase En route
Nature Passenger - Scheduled
Departure Airport Oslo-Fornebu Airport (FBU/ENFB)
Destination Airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN/ESSA)
Narrative Aeroflot flight 212 was hijacked by four passengers shortly after takeoff from Oslo. They threatened to blow up the plane using glass bottles filled with kerosene. The airplane made a scheduled landing at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) where the hijackers were overpowered by crew members.

sources

St. Petersburg Times - Feb 28, 1979

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