Cyril Goulborn

CYRIL GOULBORN. British BOAC Captain. On 9th September 1970 his Super VC-10 aircraft (operating as flight BA775) was hijacked by members of the Popular Front For The Liberation Of Palestine. The aircraft landed in Beirut before being made to fly to Zerqa (also known as Dawsons Field). The 105 passengers and 10 crew on board the aircraft were held hostage for several days until the British / German / Swiss and Israeli authorities agreed to release Leila Khaled. All passengers and crew were released from the aircraft before the aircraft was blown up on 12th September 1970. All passengers and crew from the flight subsequently safely returned to the UK.