The High-Stakes Plane Hijacking of Flight 855

This chapter provides a detailed account of the gripping hijacking incident of flight 855 in 1972, where a man demanded parachutes and a ransom of $500,000 before jumping out of the plane. Despite initial efforts to disguise his identity, the hijacker, identified as Richard Floyd McCoy Jr., was eventually caught, convicted, and later met a dramatic end in a confrontation with the FBI.