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It was a similar plane that was involved in today’s feature. On this date in 1948, the first commercial plane hijacking occurred. It was a Catalina plane made by Cathay Pacific. They called it Miss Macao. Of the 26 on the plane, only the lead hijacker survived. He jumped out of the plane.
For more info:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Macao
http://doreenjorgecotton.com/?tag=miss-macao-hijacking
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