TWA Flight 847
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TWA Flight 847 was a regularly scheduled Trans World Airlines flight from Cairo to San Diego with en route stops in Athens, Rome, Boston, and Los Angeles. On the morning of June 14, 1985, Flight 847 w
N64339, the aircraft involved in the hijacking, in 1987
Demis Roussos
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Artemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos was an Egyptian-born Greek musician. As a band member, he is best remembered for his work in the progressive rock music act Aphrodite's Child, but as a vocal soloist
TWA Flight 847
…was flown to Algiers and joined other terrorists on the plane. In exchange, the hijackers released eight Greek citizens, including Greek popular singer Demis Roussos, who were then flown on a Greek government business jet from Algiers back to Athens. After further negotiations, another 58 hostages (53 passengers and…
Roussos in 1975
Roussos in 2014