An Ovechkin family group hijacks Aeroflot Flight 3739
On March 8, 1988, an Ovechkin family group hijacked Aeroflot Flight 3739.
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The Event
On March 8, 1988, an Ovechkin family group hijacked Aeroflot Flight 3739.
The Case and Its Context
The family tried to leave the Soviet Union by diverting a domestic flight; the crisis ended with deaths after a forced landing.
The incident and its aftermath
The chronology separates the initial seizure or diversion from later negotiations, releases and proceedings. Details not established by the record should remain uncertain.
Reading the Historical Record
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About the Historical Recreation
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