Storming Flight 181: Gsg 9 and the Mogadishu Hijack 1977

by Chris McNab

In 1977, Lufthansa Flight 181 was hijacked by terrorists and flown to Mogadishu, Somalia. Once landed, members of the German special missions group, GSG-9, stormed the plane, killing three of the terrorists and wounding the fourth, while successfully avoiding any major harm to the hostages. This book details the backgrounds of both GSG-9 and the hijackers and offers a detailed analysis of the planning and execution of the mission, codenamed Operation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849083762
• ISBN13: 9781849083768
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.7"