From the Archives, 1979: Hostess overpowers TAA jet hijacker
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By Steve Ballard
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Hostess overpowers TAA jet hijacker
A hostess overpowered a gunman to end a hijack attempt at Brisbane Airport last night.
The drama began about 8.30 when the man, about 40, pointed a shotgun at pilots on a TAA flight from Melbourne to Brisbane.
Hostess Esme Qazin and Captain Grahame Douglas Mackelmann who foiled the hijacker.
Credit:Staff photographer
It ended more than two hours later when the hostess made her move. Other crew helped pin the man to the floor of the DC-9’s cockpit.
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