D.O. Guerrero is an increasingly psychologically disturbed bankrupt building contractor , who is determined to find a way to solve his financial problems , regardless of what it will cost others . He builds a carry-on suitcase bomb that he takes onto Trans America Flight Two , " The Golden Argosy " , a Rome-bound Boeing 707 , in the hope of providing an insurance-fraud death benefit to his wife ( similar to the actual event of Continental Airlines Flight 11 ) . The bombing plot is foiled with the assistance of an elderly lady , Ada Quonsett , a habitual stowaway , whose help is enlisted by the flight crew
Continental Airlines Flight 11
Continental Airlines Flight 11
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