8 8 ▁Elect ra , ▁was ▁hij ack ed ▁to ▁Cuba . ▁A ▁f ighter ▁plane ▁from ▁Hom est ead ▁A FB ▁followed ▁the ▁air lin er ▁until ▁it ▁reached ▁Cub an ▁air space . ▁▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 8 : ▁Fl ight ▁ 9 5 0 , ▁a ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 2 0 , ▁was ▁hij ack ed ▁to ▁Cuba . ▁▁ 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 9 : ▁Fl ight ▁ 7 ▁was ▁hij ack ed ▁to ▁Cuba . ▁The ▁presence ▁of ▁C andid ▁Camera ▁host ▁Alan ▁F unt ▁on ▁the ▁flight ▁led ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁passengers ▁to ▁conclude ▁that ▁the ▁hij ack ing ▁was ▁actually ▁a ▁pr ank . ▁F unt ▁and ▁others ▁were ▁later ▁released ▁after ▁ 1 1 ▁hours ▁of ▁capt ivity . ▁▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 0 : ▁Both ▁flight ▁crew ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Air ▁L ines ▁Sh utt le ▁Fl ight ▁ 1 3 2 0 , ▁a ▁DC - 9 - 3 1 ▁carrying ▁ 6 8 ▁passengers ▁and ▁ 5 ▁crew , ▁were ▁shot ▁by ▁a ▁der anged ▁hij acker . ▁The ▁first ▁officer ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁hij acker ' s ▁gun ▁and ▁shoot ▁him ▁three ▁times ▁before ▁succ umb ing ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁w ounds . ▁Despite ▁gun shot ▁w ounds ▁in ▁both ▁arms , ▁the ▁captain ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁fight ▁off ▁the ▁wounded ▁hij acker ▁and ▁land ▁the ▁aircraft ▁safely . ▁ ▁New ▁Eastern ▁Air ▁L ines ▁ ▁In ▁ 2