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Hijacked Plane Is Returned From Havana
A hijacked airliner valued at 2.5 million dollars was returned from Havana to Florida with the staff safe aboard. Captain William Buchanan piloted it back after being held at gunpoint. crew member John N. Yandell displayed a bullet used to threaten the crew. Cuban authorities mentioned a souvenir bullet and a potential exchange for a Cuban patrol boat. The 38 passengers experienced no interior damage, while exterior graffiti read Viva Cuba. The boat and crew previously involved in the incident were escorted by the Coast Guard to the U.S. three-mile limit.
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Miami
Fla
Havana
William Buchanan
Eastern Air Lines
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Key West
John N. Yandell
Wilfredo Alberto Oquendo
Jorge Vara Vilches
Oquendo
Buchanan
Dallas
Tex
Yandel
Knudsen
Florida
Coast Guard
America