Bahaman Plane Hijacked
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright)
HAVANA, Aug. 23.
A single-engined Cessna plane was hijacked yesterday in the Bahamas and the pilot forced to fly to Havana, the British Embassy in Havana said.
‘ The pitot, a Bahamian, was made to fly to the Cuban capital by his passenger. The aircraft had been chartered in Nassau to fly to a local destination.
The Cuban Foreign Ministry informed the British Embassy about the plane and said it would return to Nassau immediately.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31767, 26 August 1968, Page 10
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