Aircraft - Aviation

1963 - Hijack airplane London heathrow terrorist Skyjacker Held After Airport Drama. A skyjacker, armed with that turned out to be a toy pistol, seized a BAC 1-II jet airliner on a flight from Manchester to London yesterday, was overpowered after a successful bluff. The man, who held the crew hostage for eight hours at Heathrow Airport, had demanded £100, 000 and to be flown to Paris. Instead, the plane flew to Stansted Airport, Essex, where he was overpowered as left the plane. Photo Shows:- The scene as the plane took off from Heathrow Airport on its way to Stansted last night. (Credit Image: (c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans)

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