Episode 28: Dark Skies
“D.B. Cooper Hijacking,” FBI, July 12 2016, https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/db-cooper-hijacking.
“The bears who became test pilots during the Cold War,” Gizmodo, December 19 2012, https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-bears-who-became-test-pilots-during-the-cold-war-5969276.
“A bear named “Yogi” was ejected from a USAF B-58 to test the Hustler’s escape capsule on this day in 1962,” The Aviationist, March 21 2016, https://theaviationist.com/2016/03/21/b-58-ejects-yogi-bear/.
“Air Force Uses Bears as Test Pilots,” Military.com, April 7 2016, https://www.military.com/video/forces/air-force/air-force-uses-bear-as-test-pilot/4836234626001.
“The US Airforce Used To Use Live Bears To Test Ejector Seats On Aircraft,” IFLS, https://www.iflscience.com/technology/the-us-airforce-used-to-use-live-bears-to-test-ejector-seats-on-aircraft/.
“Hoboes, bootleggers, and hijackers,” Grammarphobia, September 10 2009, https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/09/hoboes-bootleggers-and-hijackers.html.
“TWA85: 'The world's longest and most spectacular hijacking,’” BBC, October 26 2019, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48069272.
“Take me to Cuba! The skyjacking craze of the 1960s,” Aerotime, October 31 2016, https://www.aerotime.aero/15042-take-me-to-cuba-the-skyjacking-craze-of-the-1960s.
“Why Airline Hijackings Became Relatively Rare,” New York Times, March 29 2015, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/30/world/middleeast/airline-hijacking-history.html.
“How the era of ‘skyjackings’ changed the way we fly,” CNN, October 2 2017, https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/02/us/us-airline-hijackings-1970s-declassified/index.html.
“The US once had more than 130 hijackings in 4 years. Here’s why they finally stopped,” VOX, March 29 2016, https://www.vox.com/2016/3/29/11326472/hijacking-airplanes-egyptair.
“How Hijackers Commandeered Over 130 American Planes — In 5 Years,” Wired, June 18 2013, https://www.wired.com/2013/06/love-and-terror-in-the-golden-age-of-hijacking/.
“'Oh no, not again': Remembering the epidemic of plane hijackings from SFO to Cuba,” SFGate, January 19 2020, https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/sfo-hijacking-havana-cuba-san-francisco-14981405.php.
“PLANE CARRYING 207 IS HIJACKED TO CUBA,” New York Times, June 12, 1979, p. 1
“JET HIJACKED TO CUBA; 2 HELD, 6 STAY AND IT RETURNS,” New York Times, July 11, 1981, p. 6
“Aviation Safety Network Statistics,” Aviation Safety Network, https://aviation-safety.net/statistics/period/stats.php.
“The Time A Real Plane Hijacking Was Mistaken For A ‘Candid Camera’ Stunt,” Uproxx, https://uproxx.com/tv/the-time-a-real-plane-hijacking-was-mistaken-for-a-candid-camera-stunt/.