Aviation Quiz - Page 47

7thsfsniper · 04-22-2008, 18:50 PM

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Originally Posted by GAU-8

This took some digging:

The first recorded aircraft hijack was on February 21, 1931, in Arequipa, Peru.
Byron Rickards (an American) flying a Ford Tri-motor was approached on the ground by two armed Peruvian revolutionaries. He refused to fly them anywhere and after a ten day stand-off Rickards was informed that the revolution was successful and he could go in return for giving one of their number a lift to Lima.

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February 21st, 1931, Arequipa, Peru, in a Ford Tri-motor. It was hijacked by APRISTAS. American popular revolutionary alliance.

Oh you just beat me to it! Do I get points for the name of the revolutiuonary party?

glyn · 04-22-2008, 18:51 PM

Gau and 7thsfsniper sorry

A Hijack on the ground is not the same as a Skyjack where the crew flying the aircraft are compelled to take their passengers to a destination other than that originally intended!

7thsfsniper · 04-22-2008, 19:19 PM

May 1st 1961, Antuilo Ortiz hijacked a national airlines plane and made it fly to cuba. I'm not positive but I believe the plane was a boeing 707

glyn · 04-23-2008, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by 7thsfsniper

May 1st 1961, Antuilo Ortiz hijacked a national airlines plane and made it fly to cuba. I'm not positive but I believe the plane was a boeing 707

No. Before then

7thsfsniper · 04-23-2008, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by glyn

No. Before then

Just prior to that(I believe) was an incident where some Potugese revolutionaries hijacked a plane to drop fliers over the city. That was right after they hijacked a cruise liner (Santa Maria comes to mind, I'm not positive without looking it up) It was early '61 but I have hit a wall on details about it. Basically, I'm clueless at the moment. Good question Glyn(again), where ever do you come up with these?

glyn · 04-23-2008, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by 7thsfsniper

Just prior to that(I believe) was an incident where some Potugese revolutionaries hijacked a plane to drop fliers over the city. That was right after they hijacked a cruise liner (Santa Maria comes to mind, I'm not positive without looking it up) It was early '61 but I have hit a wall on details about it.

No. Earlier than that. Not Portugese

Basically, I'm clueless at the moment. Good question Glyn(again), where ever do you come up with these?

Well, I'm naturally devious, but I've always striven to become even more so!

GAU-8 · 04-23-2008, 09:30 AM

In 1789, outside of Brest, France, a crazed wig maker threatened to flog balloonist, Jean-Paul Fleupoof with a live chicken if he didn't evacuate him out of town by air. Fleupoof noticed a raging mob heading toward his balloon with the obvious intent on hanging the crazed wig maker. Concerned that he might also become the object of the mob's rage, Fleupoof took to the air. After making an emergency landing in a bean field several miles down wind, the crazed wig maker dropped his live chicken and fled into the nearby woods. Authorities interviewed Fleupoof and the chicken. The chicken was not found to be part of the dastardly plot and no charges were filed. Fleupoof was treated for minor abrasions. The crazed wig maker was successful in his escape and eventually settled in America where he was hired by the postal service.

7thsfsniper · 04-23-2008, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by GAU-8

In 1789, outside of Brest, France, a crazed wig maker threatened to flog balloonist, Jean-Paul Fleupoof with a live chicken if he didn't evacuate him out of town by air. Fleupoof noticed a raging mob heading toward his balloon with the obvious intent on hanging the crazed wig maker. Concerned that he might also become the object of the mob's rage, Fleupoof took to the air. After making an emergency landing in a bean field several miles down wind, the crazed wig maker dropped his live chicken and fled into the nearby woods. Authorities interviewed Fleupoof and the chicken. The chicken was not found to be part of the dastardly plot and no charges were filed. Fleupoof was treated for minor abrasions. The crazed wig maker was successful in his escape and eventually settled in America where he was hired by the postal service.

R O T F L!!!

glyn · 04-23-2008, 10:59 AM

Sounds more interesting than my answer!

7thsfsniper · 04-23-2008, 14:21 PM

Does that not fit your criteria, Glyn? I mean, that IS earlier, and he made him go somewhere, and He was armed to the teeth......I mean beak....HAHAHAHA...I'm laughing again!

glyn · 04-23-2008, 15:00 PM

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Originally Posted by 7thsfsniper

Does that not fit your criteria, Glyn? I mean, that IS earlier, and he made him go somewhere, and He was armed to the teeth......I mean beak....HAHAHAHA...I'm laughing again!

It was certainly earlier, but the criteria involves being taken over whilst in flight, not just threatened with a killer chicken on the ground beforehand!

The wigmaker was lucky there was a gassed up balloon ready and waiting for him to make his escape. I wonder why the crowd were after him? Surely his wigs couldn't have been all that bad that a crowd gathered to hang him?

GAU-8 · 04-23-2008, 17:05 PM

I'm not sure how good this data is. I lifted it off nostalgia.com after a Google search.

Miss Macao was a Catalina seaplane, owned by Cathay Pacific and operated by a subsidiary. On 16 June 1948 she became the victim of the first hijacking of a commercial aircraft.

A few minutes after take off on a routine flight from Macau to Hong Kong, four men carrying guns attempted to take over the plane. One of them demanded that the co-pilot surrender the controls. The co-pilot refused and was shot.

The pilot, who had been up in the dome of the PBY, jumped down to see what was going on and was shot five times in the back with a machine gun. He then collapsed onto the flight controls. The plane went into an uncontrolled dive and crashed into the sea. 26 of the 27 people aboard died in the crash

glyn · 04-23-2008, 17:17 PM

[quote=GAU-8;487161]

Miss Macao was a Catalina seaplane, owned by Cathay Pacific and operated by a subsidiary. On 16 June 1948 she became the victim of the first hijacking of a commercial aircraft.

First skyjacking attempt of a commercial aircraft, eh? So the one I'm thinking of can't be commercial!

GAU-8 · 04-23-2008, 18:10 PM

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Originally Posted by glyn

First skyjacking attempt of a commercial aircraft, eh? So the one I'm thinking of can't be commercial!

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh

7thsfsniper · 04-23-2008, 18:11 PM

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Originally Posted by GAU-8

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh

I second that!

04-22-2008, 18:51 PM	#692 (permalink)
glyn *Military Professional* Join Date: 09-15-06 Location: Penzance, Cornwall UK Posts: 6,512	Gau and 7thsfsniper sorry A Hijack on the ground is not the same as a Skyjack where the crew flying the aircraft are compelled to take their passengers to a destination other than that originally intended! __________________ Semper in excretum. Solum profunda variat.

04-23-2008, 09:30 AM	#697 (permalink)
GAU-8 Old Cold Warrior *Military Professional* Join Date: 02-14-07 Location: Grapevine, Texas Posts: 446 Country:	In 1789, outside of Brest, France, a crazed wig maker threatened to flog balloonist, Jean-Paul Fleupoof with a live chicken if he didn't evacuate him out of town by air. Fleupoof noticed a raging mob heading toward his balloon with the obvious intent on hanging the crazed wig maker. Concerned that he might also become the object of the mob's rage, Fleupoof took to the air. After making an emergency landing in a bean field several miles down wind, the crazed wig maker dropped his live chicken and fled into the nearby woods. Authorities interviewed Fleupoof and the chicken. The chicken was not found to be part of the dastardly plot and no charges were filed. Fleupoof was treated for minor abrasions. The crazed wig maker was successful in his escape and eventually settled in America where he was hired by the postal service. __________________ *When a prang seems inevitable, endeavor to strike the softest, cheapest object in the vicinity, as slowly as possible. --WW II RAF Instructor Pilot*

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04-22-2008, 19:19 PM	#693 (permalink)
7thsfsniper DEVOUT BIKER *Military Professional* Join Date: 02-29-08 Location: Missouri, pron"misery" Posts: 865 Country:	May 1st 1961, Antuilo Ortiz hijacked a national airlines plane and made it fly to cuba. I'm not positive but I believe the plane was a boeing 707

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glyn *Military Professional* Join Date: 09-15-06 Location: Penzance, Cornwall UK Posts: 6,512	Sounds more interesting than my answer!

04-23-2008, 14:21 PM	#700 (permalink)
7thsfsniper DEVOUT BIKER *Military Professional* Join Date: 02-29-08 Location: Missouri, pron"misery" Posts: 865 Country:	Does that not fit your criteria, Glyn? I mean, that IS earlier, and he made him go somewhere, and He was armed to the teeth......I mean beak....HAHAHAHA...I'm laughing again!

04-23-2008, 17:05 PM	#702 (permalink)
GAU-8 Old Cold Warrior *Military Professional* Join Date: 02-14-07 Location: Grapevine, Texas Posts: 446 Country:	I'm not sure how good this data is. I lifted it off nostalgia.com after a Google search. Miss Macao was a Catalina seaplane, owned by Cathay Pacific and operated by a subsidiary. On 16 June 1948 she became the victim of the first hijacking of a commercial aircraft. A few minutes after take off on a routine flight from Macau to Hong Kong, four men carrying guns attempted to take over the plane. One of them demanded that the co-pilot surrender the controls. The co-pilot refused and was shot. The pilot, who had been up in the dome of the PBY, jumped down to see what was going on and was shot five times in the back with a machine gun. He then collapsed onto the flight controls. The plane went into an uncontrolled dive and crashed into the sea. 26 of the 27 people aboard died in the crash

04-23-2008, 17:17 PM	#703 (permalink)
glyn *Military Professional* Join Date: 09-15-06 Location: Penzance, Cornwall UK Posts: 6,512	[quote=GAU-8;487161] Miss Macao was a Catalina seaplane, owned by Cathay Pacific and operated by a subsidiary. On 16 June 1948 she became the victim of the first hijacking of a commercial aircraft. First skyjacking attempt of a commercial aircraft, eh? So the one I'm thinking of can't be commercial!

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