Every FedEx Delivery That Turned Into Aviation Disaster

Pilots Fight For Their Lives at 20,000 Feet: FedEx Flight 705 | Fascinating Horror

On April 7, 1994, Federal Express Flight 705 hijacking attempt turned a routine cargo flight into one of the most shocking survival stories in aviation history. A FedEx cargo jet, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, had just departed from Memphis when an off-duty employee launched a brutal attack inside the cockpit. Armed with hammers hidden inside a guitar case, the hijacker attempted to kill the crew and crash the aircraft so it would appear as an accident. But the pilots refused to surrender. Despite