The year is 1977. Palestinian terrorists, together with the RAF, hijack a Lufthansa holiday jet. A five-day wandering flight of the “Landshut” begins while Employer President Schleyer is still in the control of the terrorist group.
This article is part of a stern series about the terror of the RAF. It was first published in 2007, on the 30th anniversary of the “German Autumn”.
Well-tanned holidaymakers are on board the Boeing 737, flight LH 181, from Palma de Mallorca to Frankfurt am Main. Also eight women with pale faces. They celebrated their pageant and drank too much and slept too little. Some are already dozing in their seats.