El Al Flight 432 attack

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El Al Flight 432

The El Al Boeing 720 involved in the terrorist attack
Terrorist Attack
Date	18 February 1969
Summary	Terrorist attack
Site	Zurich International Airport in Kloten, Switzerland
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 720-058B
Operator	El Al
Registration	4X-ABB
Flight origin	Amsterdam
Stopover	Zürich
Destination	Tel Aviv
Passengers	17
Crew	11
Fatalities	1
Injuries	6[1]
Survivors	16

El Al Flight 432 was a Boeing 720-058B (a shortened Boeing 707-120B) that was attacked by a squad of four armed Palestinian militants, members of the Lebanese-based militant organization Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, while it was preparing for takeoff at the Zurich International Airport in Kloten, Switzerland on 18 February 1969. The plane, which was on its way from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv via Zürich, was due to take off at Zurich International Airport. Several of the crew members were injured during the attack; one later died of his injuries. The plane was severely damaged. A greater disaster was averted when Mordechai Rahamim, an undercover Israeli security agent stationed on the plane, opened fire at the attackers and killed the terrorist leader.^[2] Rahamim and the three surviving attackers were arrested and tried by Swiss authorities. The attackers were found guilty and given prison sentences, while Rahamim was acquitted.