First hijack of an aircraft

According to Official Guinness Records,

The first recorded aircraft hijack was on 21 February 1931, in Arequipa, Peru, when Byron Rickards (USA) was flying a Ford Tri-motor from Lima, Peru to Arequipa. Once landed, he was surrounded by soldiers and told he had just become the prisoner of a revolutionary organisation, but was later released on 2 March of the same year.

For a complete list of 1931 records, please visit 1931 Guinness Records in Peru.

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