CAAC Flight 296
HIJACKING OF CAAC AIRCRAFT
Hijacking of China Civil Aviation Flight 296; China Civil Aviation Flight 296; Zhuo Changren
The hijacking of CAAC Flight 296, a Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E aircraft, took place on May 5, 1983. Flight 296 of China Civil Aviation Airlines (CAAC), a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Shenyang Dongta Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, was hijacked by six Chinese nationals and was forced to land at Camp Page, a US military base in Chuncheon, South Korea.