Great Aussie Cons | The Qantas Con
- Author
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Published
- Sat 15 Jun 2024
- Episode Link
- https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-history-listen/the-history-listen-richard-roxburgh-the-qantas-con/103872150
The public watch the sky above Sydney as a Boeing 707 circles for hours. Fuel running dangerously low. Qantas flight 755 from Sydney to Hong Kong, is threatened by a terrifying phone call.
Richard Roxburgh takes a deep dive into the events of that fateful day.
On May 26th, Qantas flight 755 takes off on a routine flight from Sydney to Hong Kong.
A man called Mr Brown telephones. He wants half a million dollars – or else 'the plane will blow up'.
The public watches the sky above Sydney as a 707 circles in a holding pattern for hours.
Bomb experts are called in as QF 755’s fuel runs dangerously low.
