Sabena Flight 571
Sabena Flight 571 was a scheduled passenger flight from Brussels to Lod via Vienna operated by the Belgian national airline, Sabena. On 8 May 1972 a Boeing 707 passenger aircraft operating that service, captained by British pilot Reginald Levy, DFC, was hijacked by four members of the Black September Organization, a Palestinian terrorist group. Following their instructions, Captain Levy landed the plane at Lod Airport (later Ben Gurion International Airport). The hijackers demanded that Israel release Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the hostages. The standoff was ended by an Israeli commando raid in which all of the hijackers were killed or captured.
Israeli soldiers rescuing hostages on the plane | |
| Hijacking | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 May 1972 |
| Summary | Hijacking |
| Site | Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport (TLV), Lod, Israel 32.0094°N 34.8769°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 707-329 |
| Operator | Sabena |
| Registration | OO-SJG |
| Flight origin | Wien-Schwechat International Airport (VIE/LOWW) |
| Destination | Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport (TLV), Lod, Israel |
| Passengers | 94 (inc. 4 hijackers) |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 3 (1 passenger, 2 hijackers) |
| Injuries | 3 (2 passengers, 1 commando) |
| Survivors | 98 (inc. 2 hijackers) |
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