Sq 117 hijack

Simon Dean SG

I just need more information on it, the sources which i read from give very vague information.Dont worry, i wont ask classified information.

1)Were the hijackers armed with anything dangerous?

2)Who dragged the steward away when he was pushed out of the plane

3)What weapons did SOF used during that time.

Thanks...

Gordonator SG

http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/about_us/history/maturing_saf/v03n03_history.html

f50_vapor SG

i wonder how many commandos stormed the plane..

cos over in 30 secs..

wonderamazement SG

No mention of types of weapons used….but at least it was a good impression shown by our very own Commandos….were they trained by Israelis at that time?

martin_lim85 SG

maybe mp5s

tlwa SG

I think I’ve posted comments regarding this topic. While the negotiationis still going on, the SOF was doing drills on storming into the plane in the airport using a same plane model. The air steward which was release told them the Parkistani was only equip with scissors and butter knives

K800i SG

The aircraft was involved was an Airbus A310-300 . Hope that helps.

mhcampboy SG

the hijackers mistake was to release the steward. and thus was able to give the authorities vital information. hahah way to go hijackers!!

And i know COL Loh was part of the rescue team!! way to go!

Gordonator SG

think he was a still a LTA back then.

wonderamazement SG

The terrorists that hijack the planes that crashed into the twin towers were armed with penknives man....

monoslayer SG

it was said tat he was the one who drew the 1st blood Cool

singaporesodapop SG

1) The hijackers were armed with butter knives, I heard from some sources that they were not armed with any semi-auto weapons.

2) No comment.

3) MP5, probably. Flashbangs.

Hope this helps.

Gordonator SG

yup, think everyone should know that by now. Laughing

Obersturmfuhrer SG

One passenger account was that a few of the hijackers had some fire-crackers which looked like explosives (ie dynamite) or maybe a few grenades (unconfirmed). Read that from a book about the incident.

I_love_my_toilet SG

Hmm in this type of situation.
I think we must not give any chance.

So proud of our commandos. Embarassed

Ponders SG

You might be surprised..

but the weapons used at that time was not MP5.

They used M16 to storm the plane.

Yes, i feel it is abit unwieldy to use M16, but if you refer to newspapers back at 1991 (go NLB). They show you pictures of them getting ready to storm the plane.

I have a feeling MP5 weren't used back then because SOF did not have MP5 back then.

Ponders SG

1) Hijackers weren't armed if anymore more than firecrackers and knives from the cabin itself.

2) The steward was pushed off the plane and the plane moved to another location. Anybody couuld have rescued him since the plane isn't nearby.

3) as answered... M16.

You might want to know that several SIA girls were molested during the hijack.

Basically the hijackers were just some amateur ppl and not hardcore.

Simon Dean SG

where can i find archives of straits times newspapers on the net?

they use m16 semi auto or auto?

casshern SG

u havent gone thru BMT yet huh? Laughing

bcoy SG

You may want to read "Hijack SQ117 - the untold story" by Sumiko Tan. The book has some photos.

I believe the team that went into the plane had MP5s, as described in the book. The others involved on the ground - eg. securing passengers, parameter defense, etc. had M16s, etc.

I was doing my NS back then, on the night of the hijack - it so happens that my company were on 2NTM. I think there were a number of units on that particular day.

Also, during the SOF recruitment briefings, they came with some of their equipment and had MP5s.