Skyjacking in Vietnam: P2 – 52-minute life-and-death ordeal

Crew members aboard a Vietnamese flight courageously resisted skyjackers during a 52-minute hijacking attempt in 1978. >> Skyjacking in Vietnam: P1 – First hijackers Thirty-nine years have elapsed, but Ngo Kim Thanh, a former flight attendant on a propeller-driven DC4 plane remembers every detail of when her plane was skyjacked on June 28, 1978. "I've been gripped by the experience for my entire life," says Thanh, who now resides in District 6, Ho Chi Minh City with four bullets still lodged in her body as a stark reminder of the attack. In the hail of bullets and grenades which descended on her flight, the pilots, air stewardesses, and guards led a courageous resistance against the hijackersfor 52 seemingly endless minutes. Gun fight and battle of wits At 12:25 pm on June 28, 1978, Vietnam Civil Aviation's DC4 jet #501 pilot Pham Trung Nam and his 60 passengers were ready to takeoff from Da Nang Airport in the central namesake city for Buon Ma Thuot City in the central province of Dak Lak en route to Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat Airport. The cockpit crew included first co-pilot Nghia; second co-pilot and chief flight engineer Hoang Sam; second flight… Read full this story

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