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ANA Flight 61 survives a hijacking attempt and lands safely

23 Jul 1999 · 35.56° N, 139.78° E

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When
23 Jul 1999
Kind
Event
Coordinates
35.56° N, 139.78° E
Description
ANA Flight 61 survives a hijacking attempt and lands safely.

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, All Nippon Airways Flight 61.

All Nippon Airways Flight 61

1999 aircraft hijacking

All Nippon Airways Flight 61 was a scheduled domestic flight from Tokyo Haneda Airport in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan and was en route to New Chitose Airport in Chitose, Japan, near Sapporo. On 23 July 1999, the Boeing 747-400 operating the flight with 503 passengers on board, including 14 children and 14 crew members on board, was hijacked by Yūji Nishizawa, a Japanese passenger on the flight.

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