The Strange History of Hijacking - From Russia to 9/11 | With Bianca Nobilo & Tim Marshall

The news is out… Tim Marshall joins Bianca Nobilo as co-host of History Uncensored!

In this brand-new episode, Tim and Bianca explore the strange, dramatic and often terrifying history of aircraft hijackings.

Following the attack aboard a Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv on September 30, they look back at the origins of hijackings, the political motives behind them and their evolution into a defining feature of modern terrorism.

From the Cold War and Russia to 9/11, Tim and Bianca revisit some of the most notorious hijackings in history.

(00:00:00) Hijackings 'as old as air travel'

(00:00:40) BIG NEWS - welcoming Tim Marshall

(00:01:19) Flydubai to 9/11 - History of hijacking

(00:02:19) Hijacking's origins

(00:04:40) Before hijacking there was piracy

(00:08:39) Baron Franz Nopcsa

(00:10:44) First recorded aircraft hijacking??

(00:12:47) Terrorism was not always the reason