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Jan. 01, 1975 - Skyjacker Held After Airport Drama. A skyjacker who seized a BAC 1-11 jet airliner on a flight from Manchester to London, was overpowered after a successful bluff. The man, armed with what turned out to be a dummy pistol, held the crew hostage for eight hours at Heathrow Airport, having demanded £, 100, 000 and be flown to Paris. Instead the plane flew to Stansted Airport in Essex, where he was overpowered as he left the plane. Photo Shows:- (Top) The crew of the aircraft who were held hostage, pictured at Stansted after their ordeal. They are, from left: First Officer, John Bryce; Captain Harry Lea, the pilot: Stewardess Barbara Brindley; Stewardess Heather Ablard and Steward, Allan Bond. (Bottom): The plane pictured as it took off from Heathrow on the way to Stansted
