Japan Air Lines Flight 472 (1977)

Japan Air Lines Flight 472
JA8033, the aircraft involved in the hijacking, at Honolulu International Airport in 1969
Hijacking
Date28 September 1977 (1977-09-28)
SummaryHijacking
SiteDhaka International Airport, Bangladesh
Aircraft
Aircraft typeDouglas DC-8-62
OperatorJapan Air Lines
RegistrationJA8033
Flight originCharles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France
StopoverSantacruz Airport, Bombay, India
DestinationTokyo International Airport, Tokyo, Japan
Occupants156
Passengers142 (including 5 hijackers)
Crew14
Fatalities0
Survivors156

Japan Air Lines Flight 472 was an international flight that was hijacked by the Japanese Red Army (JRA) en route from Mumbai to Tokyo on 28 September 1977.

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