Dawson's Field hijackings
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dawson-s-field-hijackings-184-7088938
title:
Dawson's Field hijackings
text:
In September 1970, members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) hijacked four airliners bound for New York City and one for London. Three aircraft were forced to land at Dawson's Field, a remote desert airstrip near Zarqa, Jordan, formerly Royal Air Force Station Zarqa, which then became PFLP's "Revolutionary Airport". By the end of the incident, one hijacker had been killed and one injury reported. This was the second instance of mass aircraft hijacking, after an escape f
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1970 Palestinian militant plane hijackings
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson%27s_Field_hijackings
date created:
2004-05-27T22:44:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T07:14:56Z
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