Hijacked

Hirschman, Dave

ISBN 10: 0440226473 / ISBN 13: 9780440226475

Published by Dell, 1998

Seller Inventory # 0440226473-3-25690727

Synopsis:

Tells how three wounded men at the helm of a Federal Express airplane thwarted the attempt of a disgruntled employee to hijack the DC-10 and crash it into the company's building in Memphis, where thousands were inside. Reprint.

From the Inside Flap: s, Jim Tucker, and Andy Peterson had taken off on a regular "out-and-back," delivering and picking up packages for FedEx's next-day service. They had one jumpseat passenger, an off-duty colleague who they assumed was simply taking advantage of the FedEx perk allowing virtually all employees to ride the company jet for free. The shock came twenty minutes later, before the plane had reached its normal cruising altitude.<br><br>The lone passenger attacked the pilots with hammers and a spear gun. He'd had his diabolical plan in the works for months: By crashing the plane into the Federal Express Memphis hub, he'd ruin the company, which he felt had treated him unfairly. With superhuman strength fueled by sheer fury, the attacker struck. What he didn't count on was the skill and intelligence of the pilots. While Sanders and Peterson tried to stop the relentless battering, copilot Tucker swung the aircraft into dangerous flight maneuvers in an attempt to literally knock the man off his feet.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Hijacked
Publisher: Dell
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Condition: Good