For the earlier hijacking of TWA Flight 840, see TWA Flight 840 hijacking.
TWA Flight 840
The aircraft involved in the incident, seen in 1997
Bombing
Date
April 2, 1986
Summary
Bombing
Site
Argos, Greece
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 727-231
Operator
Trans World Airlines
Registration
N54340[1]
Flight origin
Los Angeles International Airport
1st stopover
John F. Kennedy International Airport
2nd stopover
Leonardo da Vinci Int'l Airport
3rd stopover
Athens (Ellinikon) Int'l Airport
Destination
Cairo International Airport
Passengers
115[2]
Crew
7[2]
Fatalities
4
Injuries
7[3]
Survivors
118[2]
Trans World Airlines Flight 840 was a regularly scheduled flight from Los Angeles to Cairo via New York City, Rome, and Athens on April 2, 1986. About 20 minutes before landing in Athens, a bomb was detonated on the aircraft while it was over Argos, Greece, blasting a hole in the plane's starboard side. Four passengers died after being blown out, while another seven were injured by flying shrapnel and debris. The aircraft then made a successful emergency landing with no further loss of life.[4]
^"FAA Registry (N54340)". Federal Aviation Administration.
^ abcSmith, William E.; Borrell, John; Gondicas, Mirka (1986-04-14). "Terrorism Explosion on Flight 840". Time. Archived from the original on May 10, 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
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"On This Day - 1986: Bomb tears hole in airliner over Greece". BBC News. BBC. 1986-04-02. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
^"TWA Pilot's Wife Says Her Husband is a Hero With PM-Plane-Bomb Bjt". AP News. Associated Press. 3 April 1986.
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