Western Airlines Flight 701
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Western Airlines Flight 701 was an aircraft hijacking that occurred on June 3, 1972, when the flight was seized by Willie Roger Holder and Catherine Marie Kerkow.
On June 3, 1972, Willie Roger Holder and Catherine Marie Kerkow hijacked Western Airlines Flight 701 shortly after departure. The pair initially intended to divert the aircraft to North Vietnam but instead flew to Algeria. Following the landing, Holder and Kerkow joined the International Section of the Black Panther Party, remaining outside the United States for several years.[1]
Aftermath
After leaving Algeria, Holder and Kerkow lived in France for several years. In January 1975, the pair were arrested in Paris in connection with the hijacking.[2][3]
The couple later separated. Holder eventually returned to the United States, while Kerkow disappeared and her whereabouts remain unknown.[4]