Dawson's Field hijackings
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In September 1970, members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijacked four airliners bound for New York City and one for London. Three aircraft were forced to land at Dawson Field,
Three airliners were destroyed by explosion at Dawson's Field on 12 September 1970.
4X-ATB, the aircraft involved in the hijacking, seen in July 1970
A TWA Boeing 707–331B, similar to the one involved in the hijacking
HB-IDD, the aircraft involved in the hijacking, seen in 1965
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is a Palestinian Marxist–Leninist organization founded in 1967 by George Habash. It has consistently been the second-largest of the groups forming the
Dawson's Field hijackings
…In September 1970, members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) hijacked four airliners bound for New York City and one for London. Three aircraft were forced to land at Dawson Field, a remote desert airstrip…
George Habash, a Palestinian Christian, was PFLP's Secretary General at its beginning. He had been influenced by the ideas of Constantin Zureiq and Sati' al-Husri, Arab nationalists of the 1940s and 1950s.
A PFLP patrol in Jordan, 1969
PFLP graffiti in Bethlehem
PFLP graffiti in Sebastia