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TWA Flight 847
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. On the morning of June 14, 1985, Flight 847 was hijacked soon after take off from Athens. The hijackers demanded the release of a total of 784 Shia Muslims from Israeli custody and took the plane repeatedly to Beirut and Algiers. After the incident, Western analysts asserted that hijackers had been members of Hezbollah, however, Hezbollah refutes that claim to this day.
The hijacking and subsequent hostage situation played out over the course of 17 days, during which the aircraft crisscrossed the Mediterranean. Many passengers were tied up and beaten, and those with Jewish-sounding names were separated from the others. United States Navy diver Robert Stethem was murdered, and his body was thrown onto the Beirut airport apron. The ordeal finally ended after some of the hijackers' demands had been met and they agreed to release all remaining hostages. Many believed that due to the lawless nature of Lebanon at the time the captors would go unpunished.
All times are in Algiers time unless otherwise noted
Flight 847 was operated with a Boeing 727–200, registration N64339. The flight originated in Cairo on the morning of June 14.
After an uneventful flight from Cairo to Athens, a new crew boarded Flight 847. The new crew in Athens were Captain John Testrake, First Officer Phil Maresca, Flight Engineer Christian Zimmerman, flight service manager Uli Derickson, and flight attendants Judy Cox, Hazel Hesp, Elizabeth Howes, and Helen Sheahan.
Flight 847 departed Athens for Rome as scheduled. It was hijacked soon after takeoff by two Arabic-speaking Lebanese men who had smuggled a pistol and two grenades through the Athens airport security. One was later identified as Mohammed Ali Hammadi, allegedly a member of Hezbollah.
The hijackers assaulted Derickson, dragged her by her hair, breached the cockpit, then proceeded to attack and pistol-whip Testrake, Maresca, and Zimmerman.
While still in Greek airspace and with Captain Testrake being held at gunpoint, the hijackers forced the airplane to divert from its original destination of Rome towards the Middle East.
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TWA Flight 847
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. On the morning of June 14, 1985, Flight 847 was hijacked soon after take off from Athens. The hijackers demanded the release of a total of 784 Shia Muslims from Israeli custody and took the plane repeatedly to Beirut and Algiers. After the incident, Western analysts asserted that hijackers had been members of Hezbollah, however, Hezbollah refutes that claim to this day.
The hijacking and subsequent hostage situation played out over the course of 17 days, during which the aircraft crisscrossed the Mediterranean. Many passengers were tied up and beaten, and those with Jewish-sounding names were separated from the others. United States Navy diver Robert Stethem was murdered, and his body was thrown onto the Beirut airport apron. The ordeal finally ended after some of the hijackers' demands had been met and they agreed to release all remaining hostages. Many believed that due to the lawless nature of Lebanon at the time the captors would go unpunished.
All times are in Algiers time unless otherwise noted
Flight 847 was operated with a Boeing 727–200, registration N64339. The flight originated in Cairo on the morning of June 14.
After an uneventful flight from Cairo to Athens, a new crew boarded Flight 847. The new crew in Athens were Captain John Testrake, First Officer Phil Maresca, Flight Engineer Christian Zimmerman, flight service manager Uli Derickson, and flight attendants Judy Cox, Hazel Hesp, Elizabeth Howes, and Helen Sheahan.
Flight 847 departed Athens for Rome as scheduled. It was hijacked soon after takeoff by two Arabic-speaking Lebanese men who had smuggled a pistol and two grenades through the Athens airport security. One was later identified as Mohammed Ali Hammadi, allegedly a member of Hezbollah.
The hijackers assaulted Derickson, dragged her by her hair, breached the cockpit, then proceeded to attack and pistol-whip Testrake, Maresca, and Zimmerman.
While still in Greek airspace and with Captain Testrake being held at gunpoint, the hijackers forced the airplane to divert from its original destination of Rome towards the Middle East.