On this date in 1985 – TWA Flight 847, a Boeing 727, is hijacked - TopicsExpress



          

On this date in 1985 – TWA Flight 847, a Boeing 727, is hijacked by Lebanese militants. One passenger is murdered during the three-day ordeal. In 1943 – Accompanying a raid by 197 British Lancaster bombers against Germany, five British Beaufighter night fighters make the first operational use of Serrate, a radar detector and homing device that allows them to home in on German night fighters employing the Lichtenstein airborne radar from up to 80 km (50 mi) away and intercept them. The Beaufighters do not intercept any German aircraft during the raid, however, and 17 British bombers are lost.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:12:05 +0000

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