Boeing 747-200 9K-ADA Al-Sabahiya
Boeing 747-269B(SF) 9K-ADA Al-Sabahiya (msn 21541 / 332), of Kuwait Airways. This aircraft was hijacked 4/5/88 en-route Bangkok - Kuwait. First landed in Mashad two days later flew to Beirut but diverted to Larnaca. Hijackers murdered two passengers at Larnaca then flew to Algiers where passengers were released in exchange of hijackers freedom on 4/20/88
Picture No
14109079
Media ID
47845151
Size
5433px x 3159px
(3.6MB)
Credit
© The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photographer-Scan of original print
Date
circa 1985
