MAN ATTEMPTED TO HIJACK A PLANE
February 22, 1974 - Baltimore-Washington Airport
A man attempted to hijack a plane flying out of Baltimore-Washington Airport and crash into the White House. The attempted hijacking left a police officer and pilot dead. The suspect, Samuel Byck, said he wanted to kill President Nixon. Byck, who called his plot "Operation Pandora Box," committed suicide. The attempted hijacking ”the second aviation scare involving the White House in less than a week” prompted Secret Service to upgrade White House air defense systems.
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Former Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., is 86. Actress Piper Laurie is 82. Actor Seymour Cassel is 79. Author Joseph Wambaugh is 77. Actor John Hurt is 74. Singer Steve Perry is 65. Country singer-musician Teddy Gentry (Alabama) is 62. Movie director Jim Jarmusch is 61. Hockey Hall-of-Famer Mike Bossy is 57. Actress Linda Blair is 55. Actress Diane Lane is 49. Actor-rap DJ Jazzy Jeff is 49. Country singer Regina Nicks (Regina Regina) is 49. Rhythm-and-blues singer Marc Gay (Shai) is 45. Actress Katie Finneran (TV: "The Michael J. Fox Show") is 43. Actor Gabriel Macht is 42. Actor Balthazar Getty is 39. Actor Christopher Kennedy Masterson is 34. Pop singer Willa Ford is 33. Actress Beverley Mitchell is 33. Rock singer-musician Ben Moody is 33. Actress-singer Phoebe Strole (TV: "Glee") is 31. Actress Sami Gayle (TV: "Blue Bloods") is 18.
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