The First Hijack

<p>Pan-Am pilot Byron Rickards was surrounded by soldiers and told he had become the prisoner of a revolutionary organisation shortly after landing in Arequipa, Peru on 21 February 1931 - the first recorded aircraft hijack in history.</p><br><p>Rickards refused to drop pro-rebel propaganda, leading to a stand-off - although, astonishingly, it wasn’t the only time in his career that his plane would be hijacked…</p><br><p>In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain why the 1960s created the perfect circumstances for a hijacking boom; reveal the most hijacked pilot of all time; and attempt to investigate the origins of the word ‘hijack’ - with mixed results…</p><br><p><strong>Further Reading:</strong></p><p>• ‘From the Bizarre to the Deadly: History’s Most Notorious Hijackings’ (History Hit): <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/from-the-bizarre-to-the-deadly-historys-most-notorious-hijackings/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyhit.com/from-the-bizarre-to-the-deadly-historys-most-notorious-hijackings/</a></p><p>• What is the origin of the word 'hijack'? (The Guardian): <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-1420,00.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-1420,00.html</a></p><p>• ‘The First Ever Flight Hijacking in History’ (Histographics, 2021): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psoHDSMjGvU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psoHDSMjGvU</a></p><br><p><strong>For bonus material and to support the show, visit</strong><a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/ca1f94a1-0921-446a-ae00-4d4bfd2ba3ef/Patreon.com/Retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> </strong></a><a href="http://patreon.com/Retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Patreon.com/Retrospectors</strong></a></p><p><strong>We'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:</strong><a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/ca1f94a1-0921-446a-ae00-4d4bfd2ba3ef/podfollow.com/Retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> </strong></a><a href="http://podfollow.com/Retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>podfollow.com/Retrospectors</strong></a></p><br><p><em>The Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.</em></p><p><em>Theme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.</em></p><p><em>Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.</em></p><br><p><em>#30s #Crime #Peru</em></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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