LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Pilot on aeroplane hijacking

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:01:54

Description

Interview with the unidentified male pilot of a hijacked Cypriot aeroplane, in which he explains the difficulties he faced in negotiating with various countries to try and land the plane. Female interviewer not identified. (Possibly relating to an incident in 10/77 where eleven beauty pageant contestants were hijacked - see Times (14/10/77), p. 1).

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Terrorism; Pilots; Hostages; Saudi Arabia; Jordan; Cyprus; Libya; Aviation

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