What were the circumstances when Miss Macao was seized by a gang of Chinese bandits?

supermary345

In 1948 the first airplane hijacking ocurred when the Cathay Pacific plane Miss Macao was seized by a gang of Chinese bandits. The captain refused to take orders and all died upon crashing except for the bandit leader. Feb 18 04, 5:29 PM

Baloo55th

I quote: "The first plane hijacking, happened on June 15th, 1948 when a gang of Chinese bandits hijacked the Cathay Pacific Airways’ Catalina flying boat “Miss Macao” on a scheduled flight to Hong Kong. The captain, experiencing the first hijacking of an aircraft ever, refused to take their orders. There was gunfire and the plane crashed, killing all but the bandit leader." Feb 18 04, 5:31 PM

Munky88

My great grandfather was the pilot of that plane. He was reportedly shot and fell on the controls, sending the plane into a dive. It was flying from an island of China to Hong Kong, were he was returning to see his father, a Norwegian missionary. Most of the passengers were relatives. The only survivor was one of the terrorists. The plane was a Catalina Seaplane. Jul 13 06, 11:54 PM

Mollidew

The Miss Macao was piloted by my Uncle, Dale Warren Cramer. My parents heard over the radio the announcement of the crash and his death. This was before they were notified. My father is still alive and he told me that Dale had been up in the dome of the plane checking something (so they told him)...the co-pilot was actually manning the plane at the time. He heard a ruckus and jumped down and was shot five times by a Chinese man with a machine gun. My Uncle was the pilot. They were after gold being shipped out of China heading for Hong Kong. He had a surviving wife and daughter named Candace who was subsequently adopted by the brother of his wife as she could no longer care for her. Her last name was changed and we no longer remember her Mother's maiden name and I am hoping that perhaps you are a relative of hers but if not from what was posted you must have been related to the co-pilot. Dale was from Kansas and would not have been going anywhere as described. I am afraid the information appears to be wrong that was posted. Somewhere we have the newspaper article but all of this can be verified. It was tragic and all we know is what the company told him because the nose of the plane was never recovered. Jul 09 07, 10:34 AM