TWA Flight 847 was a regularly scheduled Trans World Airlines flight from Cairo to San Diego with en route stops in Athens, Rome, Boston, and Los Angeles. [1] On the morning of June 14, 1985, Flight 847 was hijacked soon after take off from Athens.

Der TWA-Flug 847 war ein internationaler Flug mit einer Boeing 727 der Trans World Airlines, die am 14. Juni 1985 durch die terroristische Organisation für die Unterdrückten der Welt, eine Gruppe mit Verbindungen zur Hisbollah, auf dem Flug von Athen nach Rom entführt wurde.

On June 14, 1985, TWA Flight 847 was hijacked by Mohammed Ali Hamadei and a second terrorist brandishing grenades and pistols during a routine flight from Athens to Rome.

Jan 23, 2012 · It was an American plane, Trans World Airlines' Flight 847 on its leg from Athens to Rome, with 153 pas- sengers and crew members aboard, at least 100 of whom were Americans.

Jul 1, 1985 · June 14--Two Shia Muslim gunmen board Trans World Airlines Flight 847 at Athens and hijack the Boeing 727 after it takes off for Rome with 153 aboard.

But there are preliminary lessons to be learned by evaluating the diplomatic and political moves that took place during the odyssey of Flight-847—not so much to as­sess how the incident was handled, but rather to raise essential ques­tions about U. S. policy on threats and acts of terrorism.

Jun 29, 2022 · Trans World Airlines Flight 847 was a regularly scheduled flight from Cairo (CAI) to San Diego (SAN), with intermediate stops in Athens (ATH), Rome (FCO), Boston (BOS), and Los Angeles (LAX). The flight was operated by a Boeing 727. However, on June 14th, 1985, Flight 847 was hijacked soon after take-off from Athens.

Jun 14, 2021 · Thirty-six years ago, Trans World Airlines Flight 847 was hijacked after takeoff from Athens, Greece, with 139 passengers and eight crew members on board. The flight, scheduled to land at Rome, Italy, was diverted to Beirut, Lebanon, where nineteen passengers were released in exchange for fuel.

John Leight Testrake (* 2. Dezember 1927 in Ripley, New York; † 6. Februar 1996 in St. Joseph, Missouri) war ein US-amerikanischer Pilot der Fluggesellschaft TWA. Weltweit berühmt wurde er durch die Entführung von Flug 847 im Jahr 1985.

Oct 29, 2024 · Reagan Library Topic Guide – TWA Flight 847 – Hijacking and Hostage Incident 06/14/1985-06/30/1985 Reagan Library topic guides are created by the Library staff from textual material currently available for research use. Material cited in the topic guides come from these collections: White House Staff and Office Collections