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
Aeroflot Flight 244
Aeroflot Flight 244
Nadezhda Kurchenko