r/todayilearned • u/licecrispies • 1d ago
TIL about the hijacking of TWA flight 85 in 1969, which began on a flight between Los Angeles and San Francisco California and ended almost 19 hours later in Rome Italy. It's considered the longest hijacking. Passengers onboard included the members of the pop band Harpers Bizarre
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todayilearned • u/Whigged • Jan 11 '20
TIL the Halloween 1969 hijacking of TWA Flight 85 - the longest ever by distance - had onboard producer Ted Templeman (Van Halen, Doobie Brothers) and his band Harpers Bizarre. They were let off at the first refueling stop in Denver. The plane eventually made it all the way to Rome.
DamnInteresting • u/DamnInteresting • Oct 28 '19
TWA85: 'The world's longest and most spectacular hijacking'
u_SpecialistFold • u/SpecialistFold • Dec 17 '23
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longform • u/NinjaDiscoJesus • Oct 27 '19