"U.S. Plane Seized, Flown to Havana"
The Hijacking of National Airlines Flight 337
Newspaper article
By: Milt Sosin
Date: May 1, 1961
Source: The New York Times.
About the Author: Milt Sosin was a newspaper reporter who worked for both the Miami News and the Associated Press. Sosin remained an active journalist until his death at age ninety-two in 2000. His 1975 article regarding the May 1, 1961 hijacking of National Flight NA 337 to Havana is the only known press report to quote hijacker Antulio Ramirez Ortiz, regarding both his role in the execution of the hijacking, and his subsequent attempts to flee Cuba, where he had been granted asylum.
INTRODUCTION
On May 1, 1961, Puerto Rican born...
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