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Pan-Am pilot Byron Rickards was surrounded by soldiers and told he had become the prisoner of a revolutionary organisation shortly after landing in Arequipa, Peru on 21 February 1931 - the first recorded aircraft hijack in history.\nRickards refused to drop pro-rebel propaganda, leading to a stand-off - although, astonishingly, it wasn\u2019t the only time in his career that his plane would be hijacked\u2026\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain why the 1960s created the perfect circumstances for a hijacking boom; reveal the most hijacked pilot of all time; and attempt to investigate the origins of the word \u2018hijack\u2019 - with mixed results\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018From the Bizarre to the Deadly: History\u2019s Most Notorious Hijackings\u2019 (History Hit): https://www.historyhit.com/from-the-bizarre-to-the-deadly-historys-most-notorious-hijackings/\n\u2022 What is the origin of the word 'hijack'? (The Guardian): https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-1420,00.html\n\u2022 \u2018The First Ever Flight Hijacking in History\u2019 (Histographics, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psoHDSMjGvU\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n#30s #Crime #Peru\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices