Aeroflot Flight 3379 Hijacked by Ovechkin Family, Veshchevo, March 8, 1988
Aeroflot Flight 3379 is hijacked by the Ovechkin family and diverted to Veshchevo in the Soviet Union.
Date: March 8, 1988
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