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The Japanese planned to occupy islands in the Aleutians in order to extend their defensive perimeter in the North Pacific to make it more difficult for the U.S. to attack Japan from that area. The air raid on Dutch Harbor was conducted to support the invasions on Kiska Island and Attu Island by the Japanese military under Operation AL.
Among the passengers aboard were 6 police officers, four in plain clothes, flying on a business trip. The hijackers used aluminium canes with sharpened tips to attack the members of the flight-crew. The police officers and civilians on board subdued the hijackers, foiling their plot, and the plane returned to Hotan in 22 minutes after takeoff.
The airline did not have him removed from the plane or arrested. [238] Alaska Airlines Flight 132: As the flight from Anchorage descended into Portland International Airport on May 27, 2013, passenger Alexander Michael Herrera, 23, of Rio Rico, Arizona, [239] asked the woman next to him what she might do if he tried to open the door. He then ...
The Akutan Zero is inspected by US Navy personnel on Akutan Island on July 11, 1942.. The Akutan Zero, also known as Koga's Zero (古賀のゼロ) and the Aleutian Zero, was a Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 Zero Japanese fighter aircraft piloted by Petty Officer Tadayoshi Koga, that crash-landed on Akutan Island, Alaska Territory, during World War II.
American Airlines Flight 1572 was a flight from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bradley International Airport on November 12, 1995. The McDonnell Douglas MD-83 struck trees and an instrument landing system (ILS) antenna during landing, causing $9 million in damage to the aircraft.
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 747-406M, serial number 23982, and registered as PH-BFC. The aircraft had its maiden flight on 30 June 1989. It was, at the time of the incident, almost 6 months old and was delivered to KLM in September 1989.
All Nippon Airways Flight 857 was a scheduled domestic flight from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Hakodate Airport that was hijacked by a lone individual on June 21, 1995. The aircraft was boarded by police the next morning following an over-night standoff, in the first instance where force was used to respond to an aircraft hijacking in Japan, led by the Hokkaido Prefectural Police with support from ...
The Japanese occupation of Attu (Operation AL) was the result of an invasion of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska during World War II. Imperial Japanese Army troops landed on 7 June 1942, the day after the invasion of nearby Kiska .