Delta Air Lines Flight 821
Hijacking
A Delta Air Lines Douglas DC-8, similar to the one involved.
Date	March 25, 1969
Summary	Hijacking
Site	Havana, Cuba
Aircraft
Aircraft type	DC-8
Operator	Delta Air Lines
Flight origin	Dallas Love Field, Dallas, Texas, United States
Destination	José Martí International Airport, Havana, Cuba
Passengers	107
Crew	7
Fatalities	0
Survivors	114

On March 25, 1969, Luis Antonio Frese hijacked Delta Air Lines Flight 821 (DC-8) from Dallas, Texas to Havana, Cuba.^[1]^[2] Frese was indicted in Texas but never returned to the United States to face prosecution.^[2] He reportedly died in Cuba in 1975.^[1]^[2]

The plane was en route from Newark to Los Angeles with stop overs in Atlanta, Dallas and San Diego.^[3] There were 114 people on board: seven crew and 107 passengers,^[3] which included 26 Marine recruits en route to San Diego and additional military personnel.^[4] This was the 14th hijacking of a US airliner in the year 1969. After being hijacked to Havana, the flight diverted to Miami before continuing on its planned route.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Newton, Michael (2002). The Encyclopedia of Kidnappings. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438129884. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mickolus, Edward; Simmons, Susan L. (2011). The Terrorist List. ABC-CLIO. p. 65. ISBN 9780313374722. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
^ ^a ^b United Press International (March 26, 1969). "Jetliner Hijacked to Cuba". The News and Courier. Charleston, SC. 167 (85): 9-A. Retrieved February 25, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "US Marine Recruits on Hijacked Airplane". The Telegraph. Nashua, NH. Associated Press. March 26, 1969. p. 5. Retrieved February 25, 2013.

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1969

Jan 5

Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701

Jan 6

Allegheny Airlines Flight 737

Jan 13

Scandinavian Airlines Flight 933

Jan 18

United Air Lines Flight 266

Feb 18

El Al Flight 432

Feb 18

Hawthorne Nevada Airlines Flight 708

Feb 24

Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104

Mar 5

Prinair Flight 277

Mar 16

Viasa Flight 742

Mar 20

United Arab Airlines Aswan crash

Mar 25

Delta Air Lines Flight 821

Apr 2

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165

Apr 15

EC-121 shootdown incident

Apr 28

LAN-Chile Flight 160

May 23

1969 theft of C-130

Jun 4

Mexicana de Aviación Flight 704

Jun 23

Yukhnov mid-air collision

Jul 12

Royal Nepal Airlines DC-3 crash

Jul 26

TWA Flight 5787

Aug 3

Aeroflot Flight N-826

Aug 29

TWA Flight 840

Aug 31

Newton Cessna 172 crash

Sep 9

Allegheny Airlines Flight 853

Sep 12

Philippine Airlines Flight 158

Sep 26

La Paz LAB DC-6 crash

Nov 19

Mohawk Airlines Flight 411

Nov 20

Nigeria Airways Flight 825

Dec 3

Air France Flight 212

Dec 8

Olympic Airways Flight 954

Dec 11

Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijacking

1968 ◄ ► 1970

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Accidents and incidents	Flight 318 (1953) Flight 9877 (1967) Flight 821 (1969) Flight 841 (1972) Flight 9570 (1972) Flight 954 (1972) Flight 723 (1973) Flight 523 (1974) Flight 1080 (1977) Flight 191 (1985) Flight 1141 (1988) Flight 1581 (1992) Flight 1288 (1996) Flight 1989 (2001) Flight 1086 (2015) Flight 89 (2020)

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v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States and U.S. territories in the 1960s
1960	National Airlines Flight 2511 Capital Airlines Flight 20 Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710 Chicago Helicopter Airways Flight 698 World Airways Flight 830 Eastern Air Lines Flight 375 Cal Poly football team New York mid-air collision
1961	Goldsboro B-52 American Airlines Flight 1502 Yuba City B-52 United Air Lines Flight 859 Alaska Airlines Flight 779 TWA Flight 529 Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706 Imperial Airlines Flight 201/8 Cincinnati Zantop DC-4
1962	American Airlines Flight 1 Continental Airlines Flight 11 Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 301 United Air Lines Flight 297 Eastern Air Lines Flight 512
1963	Elephant Mountain B-52 Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 705 Camden PA-24 Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 293 Mohawk Airlines Flight 112 Pan Am Flight 214
1964	Savage Mountain B-52 Eastern Air Lines Flight 304 Paradise Airlines Flight 901A Pacific Air Lines Flight 773 United Air Lines Flight 823 Bonanza Air Lines Flight 114 Flying Tiger Line Flight 282
1965	USAF KC-135 Wichita Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 Pan Am Flight 843 Continental Airlines Flight 12 Allegheny Airlines Flight 604 United Air Lines Flight 389 American Airlines Flight 383 United Air Lines Flight 227 Carmel mid-air (Eastern 853, TWA 42)
1966	NASA T-38 American Flyers Airline Flight 280/D Braniff International Airways Flight 250 West Coast Airlines Flight 956
1967	Lake Central Airlines Flight 527 TWA Flight 553 West Coast Airlines Flight 720 Delta Air Lines Flight 9877 Mohawk Airlines Flight 40 Piedmont Airlines Flight 22 TWA Flight 159 X-15 Flight 3-65-97 TWA Flight 128
1968	Ozark Air Lines Flight 965 Braniff International Airways Flight 352 Los Angeles Airways Flight 841 Los Angeles Airways Flight 417 Northeast Airlines Flight 946 Japan Air Lines Flight 2 Pan Am Flight 281 Wien Consolidated Airlines Flight 55 Allegheny Airlines Flight 736 Pan Am Flight 799 North Central Airlines Flight 458 Ozark Air Lines Flight 982
1969	Allegheny Airlines Flight 737 Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 933 United Air Lines Flight 266 Hawthorne Nevada Airlines Flight 708 Prinair Flight 277 Delta Air Lines Flight 821 TWA Flight 5787 Newton Cessna 172 crash Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 Mohawk Airlines Flight 411
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