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b'Martin McNally is going to hijack this plane and nobody, not even the FBI, is going to stop him.\\n\\xa0\\nIn today\\u2019s episode, Martin McNally recounts his 1972 hijacking of an American Airlines flight heading to Tulsa, Oklahoma. His plan was simple\\u2014sneak a submachine gun onboard a 727 jet, demand a half-million dollars in cash, and escape with a parachute. And he almost got away with it.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\nMartin McNally\\u2019s story is gripping and will have you at the edge of your seat. He was inspired by the infamous hijacker D.B. Cooper. But unlike D.B. Cooper, we actually know how McNally\\u2019s story ends.\\n\\xa0\\nAs you can imagine, his plan didn\\u2019t go smoothly. The pilot had to return to St. Louis to get the mailbags full of money. After hours of negotiations with the FBI, there was a crew change and an FBI agent, dressed as crew members, snuck on board. Then, as the plane was preparing for take off, a drunk passenger smashed his Cadillac into the nose of the plane.\\n\\xa0\\nBy now, it should have been over. But McNally persisted and demanded a new plane. Once up in the air, McNally jumped into the darkness and disappeared with the cash.\\n\\xa0\\nThis story was produced by Chris Knittel with the Burner Phone Podcast and was written by me, Javier Leiva.\\n\\xa0\\n---\\nFEATURED PROMO\\n\\xa0\\n Oh No! Lit Class\\n\\xa0\\nKillafornia Dreaming\\n\\xa0\\n---\\nMUSIC\\n\\xa0\\nThe Pretend Radio theme song was composed by Joe Basile with thechicken.net\\n\\xa0\\nAdditional music by Blue Dot Session\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'