sep 9, 1970 - BOAC Flight 775
Description:
On 9 September a fifth planeof the Dawson's Field Hijackings, BOAC Flight 775, a Vickers VC10 (registration G-ASGN), from Bombay (now Mumbai) to London via Bahrain and Beirut was hijacked after departing Bahrain and forcibly landed at Dawson's Field. This was the work of a PFLP sympathizer who wanted to influence the British government to free Leila Khaled.Added to timeline:
Date:
sep 9, 1970
Now
~ 55 years ago