1931 Terrorism & Security Events — Verified Historical Highlights
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- 21 Feb First aircraft hijacking in Peru: The first documented hijacking of a civilian airliner occurred on February 21, 1931, when a Pan American-Grace Airways airmail flight landed in Arequipa, Peru, and was surrounded by armed guerillas. The hijackers demanded that the pilot, Captain Byron Dague Rickards, drop propaganda leaflets on Peruvian cities to rally support for their efforts to overthrow the provisional presidency of Lt. Col. Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro in Lima. When Rickards refused, the rebels took him hostage, along with the other two members of his crew: George Hillman, a mechanic, and Bill Grey, a pilot for the Faucett Aviation Company. The three men were held for several days but were unharmed and "free to go where they please within the city" until British officials negotiated their release. source: en.wikipedia.org
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