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A hijacked Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft taxis behind US Air Force security vehicles as it proceeds toward the military ramp at Rhein-Main Air Base. The plane is headed for the international side of Frankfurt International Airport following the apprehension of its two teenage Czechoslovakians hijackers. No one was injured in the incident

A hijacked Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft taxis behind US Air Force security vehicles as it proceeds toward the military ramp at Rhein-Main Air Base. The plane is headed for the international side of Frankfurt International side of Frankfurt International Airport following the apprehension of its two teenage Czechoslovakians hijackers. No one was injured in the incident

German security personnel speak with the pilot of the hijacked Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft at Rhein-Main Air Base after the plane was permitted to use the military ramp to cross over to the international side of Frankfurt International Airport. The Soviet built aircraft was hijacked by two teenage Czechoslovakians who were later apprehended. No one was injured in the incident

Air Force ambulances and security personnel wait for clearance to approach the hijacked Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft that is parked on the civilian side of Frankfurt International Airport. The Soviet-built aircraft, which was not granted permission to land on the military side of the airport at Rhein-Main Air Base, was hijacked by two teenage Czechoslovakians who were later apprehended. No one was injured in the incident

German and American security personnel at Rhein-Main Air Base apprehend two teenage Czechoslovakians who hijacked a Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft, seen at left. No one was injured in the incident

German and American security personnel at Rhein-Main Air Base apprehend two teenage Czechoslovakians who hijacked a Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft, seen at left. No one was injured in the incident

LT. COL. Gary Phipps, commander, and CAPT. Matthew Brannigan, both of the 435th Tactical Airlift Wing's security perimeter so as to bring it closer to the scene of a hijacked Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft. The Soviet-built aircraft was hijacked by two teenage Czechoslovakians who were later apprehended. No one was injured in the incident

Two F-16C Fighting Falcons, 138th Fighter Wing (FW), Oklahoma Air National Guard Base, Tulsa, wait to taxi onto the runway as an American Airlines passenger plane lands at the Tulsa International Airport. Military and civilian aircraft sharing the same runways is becoming a more familiar sight since terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) and the Pentagon on September 11th

Firefighters and airport workers at Roberts Field gather around a Tu-154C cargo aircraft from the Soviet national airline Aeroflot. The aircraft skidded into a ditch about 200 meters past the end of the runway after a failed takeoff attempt

A hijacked Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft taxis behind US Air Force security vehicles as it proceeds toward the military ramp at Rhein-Main Air Base. The plane is headed for the international side of Frankfurt International Airport following the apprehension of its two teenage Czechoslovakians hijackers. No one was injured in the incident

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Country: West Germany (FRG)

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson

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29/03/1989
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