Air Crash Investigation - S02E03 The Killing Machine (Air France Flight 8969)

National Geographic, Cineflix Productions

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Title: Air Crash Investigation - S02E03 The Killing Machine (Air France Flight 8969)
Producer: National Geographic, Cineflix Productions
Category: Mystery, Air Crash Investigation (Mayday)
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Added: Oct 5th 2011
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On 24 December 1994, Air France Flight 8969 was hijacked on the ground at Algiers Airport. The terrorists demanded the aircraft be allowed to depart for Paris so they could crash the aircraft into the Eiffel Tower, but since they did not know how to fly the aircraft and Algerian Army refused to give them a pilot they were unable to carry out their plans. Instead, over two days they killed three passengers. The aircraft was then cleared to take off but the crew diverted to Marseille Provence Airport. The Hostage rescue team of the French Gendarmerie stormed the aircraft and after a gun battle in the cabin the hijackers were killed and everyone else was evacuated.

Type of aircraft: Airbus A300B2-1C
Cause of disaster: Aircraft hijacking.   

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