TWA Flight 847 hijack -freed hostages arrive in West Germany

Title

TWA Flight 847 hijack -freed hostages arrive in West Germany

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

Jun 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:04:22

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on the arrival of the former hostages from TWA Flight 847 at Andrews Air Force base in West Germany where they met US President Ronald Reagan. The plane was hijacked by Lebanese Shia Islamists on 14/06/85, in Beirut, Lebanon. Speaking are: President Ronald Reagan; plane Captain John L Testrake; former hostages Peter Hill, Arthur Toga (wrongly called Anthony in the clip), Claude Whitmoyer.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Ronald Reagan; Peter Hill; Arthur Toga; John L. Testrake; Claude Whitmoyer

Keywords

USA; Terrorism; Terrorists; Airlines; Pilots; Aeroplanes; Lebanon; Beirut; Hostages; TWA; Civil aircraft; Abduction; Germany FR; Military bases; Peter Hill; John Testrake; Anthony Toga; Claude Whitmoyer

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