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Storming Flight 181 - GSG 9 and the Mogadishu Hijack 1977

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Raid

Last Stocked on 1/29/2023

Product Info

Title
Storming Flight 181 - GSG 9 and the Mogadishu Hijack 1977
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
Chris McNab
Publish Year
2011
Pages
80
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.3"
NKG Part #
2147447600
MFG. Part #
OSPRAID019
Type
Softcover
Series
RAID19

Description

In 1977, Lufthansa flight 181 was hijacked by terrorists and flown to Mogadishu, Somalia. There, members of the German special missions group, GSG 9, assisted by two SAS advisors, stormed the plane, killing three of the terrorists and wounding the fourth, while avoiding any major harm to the hostages. This book details the backgrounds of both GSG 9 and the hijackers and offers a detailed analysis of the planning and execution of the mission, codenamed Operation Feuerzauber (Fire Magic) one of the most audacious special forces operations of modern times.