The nine Israeli hostages and eight Black September terrorists who held them were flown to the base from the Olympic Village via helicopter, where the terrorists believed they would be flown to a friendly Arab nation.
Ni israelske gidsler og otte gidseltagere fra Sorte September blev fløjet med helikopter fra den Olympiske Landsby til basen, hvorfra de regnede med at blive fløjet til en venligt sindet arabisk land.