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"John R Weiss" wrote:
"funkraum" wrote... There was a hi-jack in the 80s (?) where one of the military personnel on the ground attempted to shoot a hi-jacker through the windshield on a 747 (?) . Nothing happened of course, due to the thickness of the material. My assumption had been that the round was most likely 7.62mm. If the shot was fired at a 747 windshield from the ground, the impact angle would have as much to do with lack of penetration as the thickness of the material. Also, if a rifle round from a SWAT team, it would just as likely be a 5.56mm (.223 cal) from an AR-15 or similar. I do not think there are many Middle Eastern armed forces using the 5.56mm, especially in 1984. From: http://www.geocities.com/khlim777_my/ashijack.htm "A Kuwait Airways B747 was hijacked by Shi'a gunmen to fly to Tehran. In this hijack, two US servicemen were killed. After the 6 days ordeal, the Iranian Security forces were able to bring the hijack to an end when they disguised themselves as cleaners. " Also here listed under 1984: http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_hijacking If I remember correctly, the Iranians were equipped with the HK G3 and were producing it under license. Most likely the firearm used was a G3, G3 SG/1 or PSG1. |
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