The first aircraft hijacking is attempted by Chinese on a flight of Cathay Pacific. The hijacking failed and the plane crashe

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau

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South African History Online. (2012, June 15). The first aircraft hijacking is attempted by Chinese on a flight of Cathay Pacific. The hijacking failed and the plane crashe. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085949

South African History Online (2012) 'The first aircraft hijacking is attempted by Chinese on a flight of Cathay Pacific. The hijacking failed and the plane crashe', South African History Online, 15 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085949 (Accessed: 8 November 2026).

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"The first aircraft hijacking is attempted by Chinese on a flight of Cathay Pacific. The hijacking failed and the plane crashe." South African History Online, 15 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085949. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "The first aircraft hijacking is attempted by Chinese on a flight of Cathay Pacific. The hijacking failed and the plane crashe." South African History Online. June 15, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085949.