A notable moment in Atkinson 's career was in December 1975 , when he was given the task of flying Carlos the Jackal and a number of other terrorists . He extracted Carlos and his fellow terrorists from Algeria , saving the lives of sixty people who had been taken hostage in the raid on OPEC headquarters in Vienna . It is reputed that Neville asked Carlos to sign a copy of Frederick Forsyth 's novel '' Day of the Jackal '' during the flight
raid on OPEC headquarters
OPEC siege
Neville Atkinson