Nadezhda Kurchenko
Soviet flight attendant (1950–1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nadezhda Vladimirovna Kurchenko (29 December 1950 – 15 October 1970) was a Soviet flight attendant who tried to prevent the hijacking of Aeroflot Flight 244. Having warned the crew, Kurchenko sought to block the entrance to the cockpit, which at the time was not normally locked. She was killed in a struggle with one of the hijackers.
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Nadezhda Kurchenko | |
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Надежда Владимировна Курченко | |
Born | 29 December 1950 |
Died | 15 October 1970(1970-10-15) (aged 19) Soviet airspace |
Nationality | Soviet Union |
Occupation | Aeroflot flight attendant |
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Kurchenko posthumously received the Order of the Red Banner.[1] A mountain in the Gissar Range, asteroid 2349 Kurchenko, a tanker, a park and a street in Sukhumi were named after her.[1][2]