- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | June 17, 1948 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Over the Pearl River, China |
Operator: | Cathy Pacific |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Macau - Hong Kong |
AC Type: | PBY Catalina |
Registration: | ? |
cn / ln: | ? |
Aboard: | 26 (passengers:23 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 25 (passengers:22 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | A Catalina seaplane was hijacked by a group attempting to rob the passengers; following a struggle in the cockpit, the plane crashed killing all on board except one passenger who was later identified as the lead hijacker. This is the earliest known airliner hijacking. |
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