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title: "This Weekend We're Watching: The World's First Air Hijacking"
description: "Hijacking aircraft is not a new phenomenon. And indeed, it's not even a non-South African one. In fact, the world's first air hijacker was a young South African Lieutenant."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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author: "Daily Maverick"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-05-17-this-weekend-were-watching-the-worlds-first-air-hijacking/"
published: "2019-05-17T18:23:35"
updated: "2019-05-17T18:24:26"
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---

# This Weekend We're Watching: The World's First Air Hijacking

> Hijacking aircraft is not a new phenomenon. And indeed, it's not even a non-South African one. In fact, the world's first air hijacker was a young South African Lieutenant.

By Daily Maverick · Published 17 May 2019, 20:23 SAST · Updated 17 May 2019, 20:24 SAST

## Content

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