FLIGHT 73: The Inner Story

By TARAK GHOSH

FLIGHT 73  is a harrowing journey through the events of the Pan Am Flight 73 hijacking.  This book will take readers on a harrowing journey through the events of the notorious Pan Am Flight 73 hijacking. 'Flight 73' is a gripping non-fiction story of the tragic event that took 20 lives and shocked the world on September 6th 1986.

With gripping detail and captivating narrative, readers can expect to gain a comprehensive understanding of the tragedy and its aftermath. By reading this book, readers will: - Uncover the real story behind the hijack of Pan Am Flight 73 -

Experience the tragedy through the eyes and hearts of the survivors

- Transform their understanding of terrorism and its effects

- Gain insight into the events leading up to the hijacking What's included in the book?

- A detailed account of the hijacking.

- Insightful interviews with the survivors

- Details of the investigations and court proceedings.

Take a deep dive into this captivating story and unlock the real story behind the tragedy of Pan Am Flight 73.   

‘Flight 73’ is a Non-fiction, based on the true events that had happened on 6th September, 1986 while Pan-Am Clipper 73 was hijacked on the ground in Karachi, Pakistan. Nearly 361 passengers, ground crew and 13 flight attendants spent 16 hours as hostages of the terrorists. When the 747’s alternate power system failed, the panicked terrorists opened fire, leaving 20 dead. Read how the terro

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookRix
• Release date: Jan 9, 2018
• ISBN: 9783743848634

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TARAK GHOSH

FLIGHT 73

The Inner Story

This book is dedicated to those innocent persons, who were killed by the hijackers of Pan Am Flight 73 on 5 September, 1986.

BookRix GmbH & Co. KG

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Flight 73

FLIGHT 73

A harrowing journey through the events of the Pan Am Flight 73 hijacking

TARAK GHOSH

Copyright © 2018 Tarak Nath Ghosh

All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-3-7438-4863-4

DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to those innocent persons, who were killed by the hijackers of Pan Am Flight 73 on 5 September, 1986.

Flight 73 by Tarak Ghosh

Other titles from the author

Beyond the Space (Romance, Paperback & E-book), I Saw My Killer (Romance, Paperback & E-book), Castle Waits (Romance, Paperback & E-book) Silent Cockpit ( Non-fiction), Orphanage, (Paperback), Flight 648 ( Aviation Mystery, Non-fiction), I Am Suzan (Romance, Paperback & E-book), Silent Shriek (Non-Fiction), Hunger Never Fades Away (Romantic Fiction Paperback & E-book), Lucy (Collection of short stories, E-book), Hell Flower (Sci-Fi, Paperback & E-book), The Snake Woman (Sci-Fi, Paperback & E-book), Lust & Poison (Sci-Fi, Paperback & E-book), Indian Meditation (Paperback & E-book)

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Cover Design: T. Kashyap

First E-book Edition: April, 2018

Second Edition: June, 2023

First Eibook published by

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The following news media and public domains help me to collect information. I am grateful to them and I want to thank the media owners, editors, and the journalist who covered the incident. I thank also Neerja Bhanot's family. I am thankful to the following newspapers, magazines, persons & public domains

U.S. Department of Justice, Pan American World Airways – Aviation History Through the Words of its People, published by Blue Water Press, Washington Post, New York Times, Huffpost, B.B.C. Dawn, Sky, Telegraph, India Times, The Guardian, The Salt Lake Tribune, Encyclopedia Britannica, Wikipedia, Showbiz, India Today, Crowell Morning, Times of India, NDTV, Hindustan Times, UPO, Film Fare, Neerjabhanot.org, Facebook, Twitter, , Decan Herald, Mohammad Aziz Haji Dossa, James F. McCarthy.

From the Author

FLIGHT 73 –The Inner Story

FLIGHT 73 is a harrowing journey through the events of the Pan Am Flight 73 hijacking. The non-fiction book Flight 73 has been published in 64 nations, including the US, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, Egypt, England, Greenland, and others. The April 2018 release of Tarak Ghosh's book Flight 73 was distributed internationally.

About five years later, the book's second edition has been released. This second revision has several additional additions. There are a number of significant images and interviews.

This book will take readers on a harrowing journey through the events of the notorious Pan Am Flight 73 hijacking. 'Flight 73' is a gripping non-fiction story of the tragic event that took 20 lives and shocked the world on September 6th 1986. With gripping detail and captivating narrative, readers can expect to gain a comprehensive understanding of the tragedy and its aftermath.

By reading this book, readers will:

- Uncover the real story behind the hijack of Pan Am Flight 73

- Experience the tragedy through the eyes and hearts of the survivors

- Transform their understanding of terrorism and its effects

- Gain insight into the events leading up to the hijacking

What's included in the book?

- A detailed account of the hijacking

- Insightful interviews with the survivors

- Details of the investigations and court proceedings

Take a deep dive into this captivating story and unlock the real story behind the tragedy of Pan Am Flight 73. Buy this book now before the price changes!

'Flight 73' is based on the true incident that took place at Karachi Airport Pakistan on September 5, 1986, when Pan Am Flight 73 was hijacked with its 361 passengers and 13 crew members by a terrorist group. Neerja Bhanot, the senior flight purser sacrificed her life to save the passengers of flight 73. She was shot dead while shielding 3 American children from a hail of gunfire from the terrorists

Apart from Neerja, there were Nupoor Abro, Madhvi Bahuguna, Dilip Bidichandani, Cecilia Da Silva, Samira Goode, Astrid Lobo, Lillian Nazareth, Mary Anne Nigli, Sherene Pavan, Ranee Vaswani, Sunshine Vesuwala and Louella Walker. They also showed their courage to save the passenger on board. They were presented the Special Courage Award by Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales during the National Crime Victims' Rights Week Awards Ceremony on April 21, 2006.

FLIGHT 73

Chapter 1

Mumbai to Karachi

Who knows when death comes to steal the petals of roses? The journey started with a dream and ended in a nightmare.

Sahar International Airport Mumbai; now known as Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport started functioning in 1942 in British-ruled India. It is the second busiest airport in the country in terms of total and international passenger traffic after Delhi.

September 5, 1986. It was around 3 a.m. Pan Am Flight 73, a Pan American World Airways Boeing 747-121, was preparing to take off. It was scheduled to Frankfurt, en route to New York. Its first stopover was Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan, and the final stopover was Frankfurt Am Main Airport, Germany.

There were 380 passengers including, German, American, Mexican, Italian, French, Canadian, English, Swedish, and Pakistanis, and a 13-member cabin crew on Pan Am-73 flight, that was flying from Mumbai to New York via Karachi and Frankfurt. The crews and flight attendants were Nupoor Abro, Madhvi Bahuguna, Neerja Bhanot, Dilip Bidichandani, Cecilia Da Silva, Samira Goode, Astrid Lobo, Lillian Nazareth, Mary Anne Nigli, Sherene Pavan, Ranee Vaswani, Sunshine Vesuwala and Louella Walker.

On board were 394 passengers and nine infants apart from the 13 recently-hired Indian flight attendants and the American flight crew. There were 207 Indian citizens, 85 Pakistanis, 44 US citizens, and 58 other passengers of European and other nationalities. Over 50 of the US and British passport holders were of Indian origin, returning after holidays in India. Imran Rizvi was a 17-year-old boy. He was an active sportsman, particularly interested in cricket. Imran was traveling on Pan Am flight 73 with his sisters, then ages 15 and 24. They were all going to the United States to visit an older brother who lived there.

Krishna Gadde was a 28-year-old scientist. Ms. Gadde was on board