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- Dawson's_Field_hijackings abstract "In the Dawson's Field hijackings (6 September 1970), four jet aircraft bound for New York City and one for London were hijacked by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and instead landed at the PFLP's "Revolutionary Airport". By the end of the incident, one hijacker had been killed and one injury reported. TWA Flight 741 from Frankfurt am Main (a Boeing 707) and Swissair Flight 100 from Zürich-Kloten Airport (a Douglas DC-8) landed at Dawson's Field, a remote desert airstrip near Zarka, Jordan, formerly used as a British Royal Air Force base. The hijacking of El Al Flight 219 from Amsterdam (another 707) was foiled: hijacker Patrick Argüello was shot and killed, and his partner Leila Khaled was subdued and turned over to British authorities in London. Two PFLP hijackers who were prevented from boarding the El Al flight instead hijacked Pan Am Flight 93, a Boeing 747, diverting the large plane first to Beirut and then to Cairo rather than the small Jordanian airstrip. A fifth plane, BOAC Flight 775, a Vickers VC10 coming from Bahrain, was hijacked on 9 September by a PFLP sympathizer and brought to Dawson's Field in order to pressure the British to free Khaled.While the majority of the 310 hostages were transferred to Amman and freed on 11 September the PFLP segregated the flight crews and Jewish passengers, keeping the 56 Jewish hostages in custody, while releasing the non-Jews. On 12 September prior to their announced deadline, the PFLP used explosives to destroy the empty planes, as they anticipated a counterstrike.The PFLP's exploitation of Jordanian territory in the drama was another instance of the increasingly autonomous Arab Palestinian activity within the Kingdom of Jordan – a serious challenge to the Hashemite monarchy of King Hussein. Hussein declared martial law on 16 September and from 17 to 27 September his forces deployed into Palestinian-controlled areas in what became known as Black September in Jordan, nearly triggering a regional war involving Syria, Iraq, and Israel with potentially global consequences.Swift Jordanian victory, however, enabled a 30 September deal in which the remaining PFLP hostages were released in exchange for Khaled and three PFLP members in a Swiss prison.".
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- Dawson's_Field_hijackings aircraftName "Clipper Fortune".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings aircraftName "Nidwalden".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings aircraftType Boeing_707.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings aircraftType Boeing_747.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings aircraftType Douglas_DC-8.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings aircraftType Vickers_VC10.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings caption "The airliners on the ground during the PFLP-hosted press conference.".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings crew "10".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings crew "11".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings crew "17".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings crew "8".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings crew "9".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings date "1970-09-06".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings date "1970-09-09".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings destination John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings destination London_Heathrow_Airport.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings dfens "Bar Lev, passengers and sky marshal".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings fatalities "1".
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- Dawson's_Field_hijackings injuries "1".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings injuries "none".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings location "Zarka, Jordan".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings name "BOAC Flight 775".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings name "El Al Flight 219".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings name "Pan Am Flight 93".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings name "Swissair Flight 100".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings name "TWA Flight 741".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings occurrenceType "Hijacking".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings operator British_Overseas_Airways_Corporation.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings operator El_Al.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings operator Pan_American_World_Airways.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings operator Swissair.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings operator Trans_World_Airlines.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings origin Ben_Gurion_Airport.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings origin Brussels_Airport.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings origin Chhatrapati_Shivaji_International_Airport.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings origin Zurich_Airport.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings passengers "105".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings passengers "136".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings passengers "138".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings passengers "144".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings passengers "145".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings perp Popular_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings site Brussels.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings site Dijon.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings site English_Channel.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings site Persian_Gulf.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings site Scotland.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings stopover Amsterdam_Airport_Schiphol.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings stopover Bahrain_International_Airport.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings stopover Ellinikon_International_Airport.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings stopover Frankfurt_Airport.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings survivors "114".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings survivors "148".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings survivors "152".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings survivors "153".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings survivors "155".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings tailNumber "HB-IDD".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings target "Release of Palestinian prisoners imprisoned in Israel".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings target "TWA 741, Swissair 100, El Al 219, Pan Am 93, BOAC 775".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings title ""Revolutionary Airport" hijackings".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings title "Hijacked".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings type "5".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings type "Attempted Hijacking".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings type "Hijacking".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings victim "310".
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings weapons "Firearms and hand grenades".
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- Dawson's_Field_hijackings subject Category:Accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Vickers_VC10.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings subject Category:Aircraft_hijackings.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings subject Category:Aviation_accidents_and_incidents_in_1970.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings subject Category:Aviation_accidents_and_incidents_in_Egypt.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings subject Category:Aviation_accidents_and_incidents_in_Jordan.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings subject Category:British_Overseas_Airways_Corporation_accidents_and_incidents.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings subject Category:El_Al_accidents_and_incidents.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings subject Category:Palestinian_terrorism.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings subject Category:Palestinian_terrorist_incidents_in_Europe.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings subject Category:Pan_American_World_Airways_accidents_and_incidents.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings subject Category:Swissair_accidents_and_incidents.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings subject Category:Terrorist_attacks_attributed_to_Palestinian_militant_groups.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings subject Category:Terrorist_incidents_in_1970.
- Dawson's_Field_hijackings subject Category:Trans_World_Airlines_accidents_and_incidents.