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D-ABCE
Landshut |
1970 Boeing 737-230C C/N 20254Discuss this aircraft in community |
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by Peter Nicholson @ LHR
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Model: | 737-230C Search all Boeing 737-230C |
| Year built: | 1970 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 20254 |
| Line Number (L/N): | 230 |
| Number of Seats: | N/A |
| Number of Engines: | 2 |
| Engine Type: | Turbofan |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D |
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| Registration Number: | D-ABCE |
| Alternative Code/Name: | Landshut |
| Current Status: | De-registered |
| Delivery Date: | 1970-01-12 |
| Owner: | Lufthansa |
| Address: | , Germany |
| Chris Hall, 2011-02-14 09:44:24 | |
| D-ABCE "Landshut" was hijacked on October 13, 1977 by four members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. On October 18 in a joint operation with Somali Commandos the aircraft was stormed by the West German counter-terrorism group GSG 9 with the help of the British SAS in Mogadishu, Somalia, and all 86 passengers rescued. | |