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Date | March 25, 1969 |
Summary | Hijacking |
Site | Havana, Cuba |
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Aircraft type | DC-8 |
Operator | Delta Air Lines |
Flight origin | Dallas Love Field, Dallas, Texas, United States |
Destination | José Martí International Airport, Havana, Cuba |
Passengers | 107 |
Crew | 7 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Survivors | 114 |
On March 25, 1969, Luis Antonio Frese hijacked Delta Air Lines Flight 821 (DC-8) from Dallas, TexastoHavana, Cuba.[1][2] Frese was indicted in Texas but never returned to the United States to face prosecution.[2] He reportedly died in Cuba in 1975.[1][2]
The plane was en route from NewarktoLos Angeles with stop overs in Atlanta, Dallas and San Diego.[3] There were 114 people on board: seven crew and 107 passengers,[3] which included 26 Marine recruits en route to San Diego and additional military personnel.[4] This was the 14th hijacking of a US airliner in the year 1969. After being hijacked to Havana, the flight diverted to Miami before continuing on its planned route.[4]
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Jan 6 Jan 13 Scandinavian Airlines Flight 933 Jan 18 Feb 18 Feb 18 Hawthorne Nevada Airlines Flight 708 Feb 24 Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104 Mar 5 Mar 16 Mar 20 United Arab Airlines Aswan crash Mar 25 Apr 2 LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 Apr 15 Apr 28 May 23 Jun 4 Mexicana de Aviación Flight 704 Jun 23 Jul 12 Royal Nepal Airlines DC-3 crash Jul 26 Aug 3 Aug 29 Aug 31 Sep 9 Sep 12 Philippine Air Lines Flight 158 Sep 21 Mexicana de Aviación Flight 801 Sep 26 Nov 19 Nov 20 Dec 3 Dec 8 Dec 11 Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijacking | |
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