Dawson's Field hijackings

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The Dawson's Field hijackings were a series of coordinated airplane hijackings in September 1970 by Palestinian militants that culminated in multiple airliners being blown up on a remote airstrip in Jordan, dramatically escalating the Palestinian militant campaign and contributing to the events of Black September.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft hijacking
aviation accident or incident
hostage crisis
terrorist incident
aircraftHijacked BOAC Flight 775 NERFINISHED
El Al Flight 219 NERFINISHED
Pan Am Flight 93 NERFINISHED
Swissair Flight 100 NERFINISHED
TWA Flight 741 NERFINISHED
aircraftType Boeing 707 NERFINISHED
Boeing 747 NERFINISHED
Douglas DC-8 NERFINISHED
airline BOAC NERFINISHED
El Al NERFINISHED
Pan American World Airways NERFINISHED
Swissair NERFINISHED
Trans World Airlines NERFINISHED
conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict NERFINISHED
Jordanian Civil War NERFINISHED
country Jordan
endTime 1970-09-12
followedBy Black September conflict NERFINISHED
hasCause Palestinian militant campaign
historicalSignificance major escalation in international aircraft hijackings
turning point in Jordan–PLO relations
location Dawson's Field NERFINISHED
Europe
Middle East NERFINISHED
Zerqa, Jordan NERFINISHED
mediaCoverage extensive international media attention
motive prisoner exchange
publicity for Palestinian cause
notableFeature coordinated hijacking of multiple international flights
detonation of empty aircraft in front of media
numberOfAircraftHijacked 4
numberOfCasualties 0 passenger deaths at Dawson's Field explosions
outcome destruction of three airliners at Dawson's Field
escalation of tensions in Jordan
release of some Palestinian prisoners
participant Germany NERFINISHED
Israel NERFINISHED
Jordan NERFINISHED
Jordanian Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Palestinian militants
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine NERFINISHED
Switzerland NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
perpetrator Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine NERFINISHED
pointInTime September 1970
significantEvent Black September in Jordan NERFINISHED
startTime 1970-09-06

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Leila Khaled hasPartIn Dawson's Field hijackings