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Storming Flight 181

GSG 9 and the Mogadishu Hijack 1977

Chris McNab author Howard Gerrard illustrator Alan Gilliland illustrator Mariusz Kozik illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:20th Apr '11

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A detailed look at GSG-9's most daring and successful operation.

In 1977, Lufthansa Flight 181 was hijacked by terrorists and flown to Mogadishu, Somalia. There, members of the German special missions group, GSG-9, stormed the plane. This book details the backgrounds of GSG-9, and the hijackers. It offers analysis of the planning and execution of the mission, codenamed Operation Feuerzauber (Fire Magic).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.

ISBN: 9781849083768

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 214g

80 pages