Event

Trans Australia Airlines Flight 408

19 Jul 1960 · 27.47° S, 153.02° E

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When
19 Jul 1960
Kind
Event
Coordinates
27.47° S, 153.02° E

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Trans Australia Airlines Flight 408.

Trans Australia Airlines Flight 408

Attempted hijacking in 1960

The Trans-Australian Airlines hijacking was Australia's first aircraft hijacking. It occurred on 19 July 1960 over Brisbane, Queensland, in a Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) Lockheed Electra.

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