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  Dawson's Field hijackings: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Dawson's Field hijacking (hijacking: Robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force) occurred on September 6, 1970.
The flight was from Brussels (Brussels: The capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Belgium (Belgium: A monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) to New York with a stop in Amsterdam.
It landed at Dawson's Field in Jordan (Jordan: An Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea).
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 Dawson\'s Field hijackings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Two of the jets landed at a remote desert airstrip in Jordan called Dawson's Field, the third, a 747, was thought to be too large to land there, and the fourth hijacking was foiled mid-air.
The Palestinian guerrilla organization PFLP planned and executed this operation to gain publicity for the plight of Palestinians and to gain release of fellow guerrillas being held in Swiss jails.
It stopped in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and was hijacked shortly after it took off from there by Patrick Arguello, an American, and Leila Khaled, a Palestinian.
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The Dawson's Field hijacking (Robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force)
It was hijacked shortly after taking off from Frankfurt am Main[click link for more facts about this subject], Exception Handler: No article summary found.
It landed at Dawson's Field in Jordan (An Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea)
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 BBC NEWS | In Depth | UK Confidential | Transcripts: The guerrilla's story
Palestinian guerrilla Leila Khaled became a household name in 1970 as she was held in the UK during the international hijacking crisis, known now as Black September.
Khaled had led an attempted hijacking of an El Al flight from Amsterdam but was overpowered and arrested on arrival in the UK.
I did not expect to be in London because we had aimed to hijack the plane and take it to Dawson's Field in Jordan, which we had called, at that time, Revolution Airport.
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 Incidents and Accidents
On this airfield the VC10 was joined by a 707 and a DC-8 in one of the largest hijackings in history.
The hijackers from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine released the hostages and blew up the planes on September 12.
All 10 crew and 100 passengers were released and the hijackers threw inflammable liquids around the cabin and set the plane on fire.
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When she carried out her aircraft hijacking and Hussein later massacred the Palestinians on Jordanian territory the die was cast.
When Black September arose from the ashes of Dawsons’ field and slaughtered Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, Palestinian resistance was etched permanently on our adolescent minds.
When our own revolution led us into the cages of Long Kesh 'the thing to do' was sympathise with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – a Marxist body that possessed a certain chic that lent itself to our minds.
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 Airliners.net forum: Yasser Arafat Dead!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
He started killing Jews by blowing up their buses, hijacking airplanes, dispatching suicide bombers, gunning down civilians, killing athletes, etc. etc.
So I do not care to understand this man, the only evidence he has ever given me about his character is through his actions, and that has been one of a terrorist and murderer.
Maybe you young people should do some research on Yasser as his people Caused the Dawsons Field Agro where several Air Liners got Hijacked and then Destroyed Saint NAH he deserves what he is getting in that hot place!
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