The Man Who Captured Eichmann
Encyclopedia
The Man Who Captured Eichmann is a 1996 movie about the capture of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann
by the Israel
i secret service
Mossad
.
The film ends with the take-off of the El Al
aircraft taking Eichmann to face trial in Jerusalem. In real life, this aircraft was a turboprop
-powered Bristol Britannia
. However, the Britannia aircraft had a very short operational life, due to passenger demand for jets, and none was available for the movie. A Boeing 707-320B
was therefore used instead, even though that particular marque of 707 did not fly until 1962.
Adolf Eichmann
Adolf Otto Eichmann was a German Nazi and SS-Obersturmbannführer and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust...
by the Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i secret service
Secret service
A secret service describes a government agency, or the activities of a government agency, concerned with the gathering of intelligence data. The tasks and powers of a secret service can vary greatly from one country to another. For instance, a country may establish a secret service which has some...
Mossad
Mossad
The Mossad , short for HaMossad leModi'in uleTafkidim Meyuchadim , is the national intelligence agency of Israel....
.
The film ends with the take-off of the El Al
El Al
El Al Israel Airlines Ltd , trading as El Al , is the flag carrier of Israel. It operates scheduled domestic and international services and cargo flights to Europe, North America, Africa and the Far East from its main base in Ben Gurion International Airport...
aircraft taking Eichmann to face trial in Jerusalem. In real life, this aircraft was a turboprop
Turboprop
A turboprop engine is a type of turbine engine which drives an aircraft propeller using a reduction gear.The gas turbine is designed specifically for this application, with almost all of its output being used to drive the propeller...
-powered Bristol Britannia
Bristol Britannia
The Bristol Type 175 Britannia was a British medium-to-long-range airliner built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1952 to fly across the British Empire...
. However, the Britannia aircraft had a very short operational life, due to passenger demand for jets, and none was available for the movie. A Boeing 707-320B
Boeing 707
The Boeing 707 is a four-engine narrow-body commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Its name is most commonly pronounced as "Seven Oh Seven". The first airline to operate the 707 was Pan American World Airways, inaugurating the type's first commercial flight on...
was therefore used instead, even though that particular marque of 707 did not fly until 1962.