Date: | Tuesday 12 March 1974 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing 747SR-46 |
Owner/operator: | Japan Air Lines - JAL |
Registration: | JA8117 |
MSN: | 20781/221 |
Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 423 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Okinawa-Naha Airport (OKA) -
Japan
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT) |
Destination airport: | Okinawa-Naha Airport (OKA/ROAH) |
Narrative:An 18-year old Japanese man demanding nearly $56 million, most of it in $1,000 bills, to study biology and geology hijacked Japan Air Lines flight 903.
He carried a black satchel which he insinuated contained a bomb or weapons. Police said after his arrest that the bag contained 16,000 yen, an airline ticket, a bottle of vitamins, a sweater and a pair of trousers.
After seven hours police disguised as airport workers arrested the man.
Sources:
Pacific Stars and Stripes March 14, 1974
Haarlems Dagblad 12-03-1974
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