Pan Am Pilots Once Used A Boeing 747's Escape Hatch To Flee A Hijacking

Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) Flight 73 was a scheduled service from Bombay (Mumbai), India to New York City, NY with stops in Karachi, Pakistan and Frankfurt, West Germany. On September 5th, 1986, the aircraft was hijacked during its ground stop in Karachi. Four members of the Palestinian nationalist militant group, the Abu Nihal Organization, attempted to hijack the aircraft by disguising as ground crew.



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