Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijacking

When

11 Dec 1969

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

36.00° N, 128.00° E

Description

aircraft hijacking in 1969

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

1969 aircraft hijacking and state-sponsored abductions

The 1969 Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijacking occurred on 11 December 1969. The aircraft, a Korean Air Lines NAMC YS-11 flying a domestic route from Gangneung Airbase in Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea to Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, was hijacked at 12:25 PM by North Korean agent Cho Ch'ang-hŭi (조창희).

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