Hijack
Timewatch · Season 26 · Episode 8
September 1970: A BOAC flight with 20 school children on board was hijacked in the name of a Palestinian guerrilla group - the first and last time a British commercial aircraft has ever been hijacked. Interviews from hostages and their hijackers help illustrate events that changed airplane travel for ever. NEW SEASON 1/5.
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Season
26
Episode
8
Air Date
13/Apr/2007
Air Time
21:00
Runtime
50 min
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September 1970: A BOAC flight with 20 school children on board was hijacked in the name of a Palestinian guerrilla group - the first and last time a British commercial aircraft has ever been hijacked. Interviews from hostages and their hijackers help illustrate events that changed airplane travel for ever. NEW SEASON 1/5.
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