Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181

Summary

Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 is an aircraft hijacking^[1]. It draws 1,816 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_hijacking category, ranking #12 of 68).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181's instance of is recorded as aircraft hijacking^[3].
• Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181's instance of is recorded as police operation^[4].
• Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181's instance of is recorded as hostage taking^[5].
• Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 is operated by Lufthansa^[6].
• Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 took place at Mogadishu^[7].
• Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 is part of German Autumn^[8].
• Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181's Commons category is recorded as Lufthansa Flight 181^[9].
• Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 began on October 13, 1977^[10].
• Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 ended on October 18, 1977^[11].
• Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 occurred on October 18, 1977^[12].
• A participant in Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 was PFLP-SC^[13].
• Among those involved in Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 was GSG 9 der Bundespolizei^[14].
• A participant in Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 was Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski^[15].
• Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181's has cause is recorded as kidnapping^[16].
• Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181's has cause is recorded as extortion^[17].
• Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 resulted in {'amount': '+4'} deaths^[18].
• Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181's described by source is recorded as Baader-Meinhof group^[19].
• Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181's described by source is recorded as The Operations Room^[20].
• Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181's start point is recorded as Palma de Mallorca Airport^[21].
• Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181's destination point is recorded as Frankfurt Airport^[22].
• Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181's has effect is recorded as death night in Stammheim^[23].
• Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181's vessel is recorded as Boeing 737^[24].

Body

When and Where

Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 took place on October 18, 1977^[12]. It began on October 13, 1977^[10]. It ended on October 18, 1977^[11]. The location of it was Mogadishu^[7].

Context

Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 is part of German Autumn^[8]. Recorded instance of include aircraft hijacking^[3], police operation^[4], and hostage taking^[5].

Participants

Recorded participant include PFLP-SC^[13], GSG 9 der Bundespolizei^[14], and Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski^[15].

Outcome and Impact

Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 resulted in {'amount': '+4'} deaths^[18].

Why It Matters

Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 draws 1,816 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_hijacking category, ranking #12 of 68).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]