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Ten Thousand Feet in the Air

Criminal

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Dramatic Hijackings to Cuba in the 1960s

Explore the era of airplane hijackings to Cuba in the 1960s for political or criminal purposes, with a focus on unusual solutions proposed to tackle these incidents. Discover intense stories of hijackings, including demands for money, tense standoffs between hijackers, pilots, and passengers, and dramatic moments like a businessman preventing a collision between a hijacked plane and another aircraft on the runway through quick thinking and swift action.

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