| Date: | Monday 8 May 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-329 |
| Owner/operator: | Sabena |
| Registration: | OO-SJG |
| MSN: | 18460/328 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 101 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport (TLV) -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Wien-Schwechat International Airport (VIE/LOWW) |
| Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport (TLV/LLBG) |
Four hijackers demanded release of prisoners. Two hijackers were shot and killed by military personnel, dressed as ground engineers. One passenger died eight days later as a result of her wounds. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
Sources:
Hugo Luyckx (E-mail, 16-4-2009)
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