1971 List of Cuba–United States aircraft hijackings

key west international airport florida



april 5 former cuban hijacks cessna 402 key west cuba.
july 11 cubana de aviación aircraft hijacked @ cienfuegos, cuba (cienfuegos airport) resulting in 1 fatality. 2 hijackers taken down , hijacking lasted less 1 day.
july 24 man born in cuba hijacks dc-8 miami cuba, stewardess , passenger wounded.
september 3 man born in cuba, attempts hijack plane chicago cuba; sentenced 20 years interference flight crew on march 6, 1972.
october 9 man forces way aboard 727 in detroit , hijacks cuba.
october 18 man born in canada, unsuccessfully attempts hijack boeing 737 anchorage cuba; attempt ends in vancouver; deported united states on october 19, 1971, , sentenced 20 years air piracy on may 12, 1972.
october 25 man born in puerto rico hijacks boeing 747 new york cuba; plane bound san juan.
october 29 man, 2 sons, , third youth hijack eastern airlines jet houston havana. kill ticket agent during seizure of plane.
november 27 3 members of group republic of new afrika had murdered new mexico state policeman on november 8 hijacked twa flight 106, boeing 727, albuquerque havana. passengers released in tampa.




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