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1970 hijacking in the Soviet Union
Aeroflot Flight 244
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
Aeroflot Flight 244 was hijacked on 15 October 1970, making it the first known successful airline hijacking in the Soviet Union.[2][3]
^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.
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