26 Mar Boeing 727 – Shortly after takeoff two hijackers holding cigarette lighters and rubbing alcohol bottles stood up and shouted Cuba several times. The... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 727 – Eastern Air Lines flight 161 from Albany to New York, Tampa and Sarasota, was hijacked on the flight leg to Tampa. A homesick Cuban hou... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 727 – As the aircraft neared Columbia Metropolitan Airport, South Carolina two passengers holding cigarette lighters and bottles of apparent ... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed L-1011 TriStar – About 30 minutes after takeoff the hijackers standing in the rear of the aircraft poured liquid from plastic bottles on parts of the pl... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed L-1011 TriStar – About one hour and 30 minutes after takeoff the hijacker carrying three 32 ounce bottles in a box and a cigarette lighter demanded that... Continue reading
26 Mar McDonnell Douglas DC-9 – Four hijackers, carrying containers of gasoline, hijacked the flight and demanded to be taken to Cuba. The hijackers surrendered after ... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 727 – Within minutes of takeoff a man ran up and down the aisle holding a small deodorant bottle and indicated it contained gasoline. Another... Continue reading
26 Mar McDonnell Douglas DC-10 – Five Spanish-speaking passengers hijacked the flight and demanded to be taken to Cuba. The hijackers surrendered after the aircraft la... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 737 – The aircraft was hijacked by 7 Cuban refugees, wanting to return to Cuba. Shortly after takeoff en route to Miami the hijackers poured ... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 737 – A male passenger hijacked the flight and demanded to be taken to Cuba. The hijacker surrendered after the aircraft landed at Havana Air... Continue reading