North Korean Claims Pilots Defected Denied by KAL
February 18, 1970: From the archives of The Korea Times, KAL appeals to the International Pilots’ Association and denies North Korean claims that the pilots defected:
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Korean Red Cross: 11 Others to Return
February 18, 1970: From the archives of The Korea Times, optimism for the 11 victims still held in North Korea.
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Freed Koreans Retell Hijacking
February 16, 1970: Some of the passengers on the plane tore up their identification cards and threw them in the toilet. Others stayed seated, pale and breathless. All of them could …
Read More 65-Day Captivity Ends
February 15, 1970. From the archives of The Korea Times, a report on the February 14 release of 39 passengers:
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39 Freed by NK
February 15, 1970: North Korea set free 33 men and 6 women Saturday, more than two months after an airliner in which they were passengers was flown to the north. …
Read More Hijacked Passengers Finally Return Home
February 15, 1970: Thirty-nine passengers of a hijacked South Korean airliner returned to loved ones Saturday after spending 65 days in detention in Communist North Korea. Twelve others, including the …
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NK Frees 39 on Plane
February 15, 1970: North Korea, giving less than 20 minutes notification, allowed 31 of the 50 people on board the Korean Airlines plane diverted just over two months ago to …
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North Korea Releases 39 Held for 65 Days
February 14, 1970, Freedom Bridge, Korea: North Korea today freed 39 of the 51 persons who were aboard a South Korean airliner hijacked to North Korea last Dec. 11. The plane’s …
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