American Skyjacker: The Final Flight of Martin McNally

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Between the years of 1967 and 1972 over 300 commercial airplanes were hijacked worldwide, with over 130 of those happening in the United States alone. This period would become known as "The Golden Age of Hijacking." American Skyjacker is the tale of a small-time crook named Martin 'Mac' McNally, who dreamed of the ultimate mile-high score: hijacking a plane and getting away with $500,000 in cash; but Mac's hijacking is just the beginning of a truly epic and incredibly wild true-crime...

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Trailer: American Skyjacker

Jun 15th, 2020 2:54 PM

What happens when a small-time crook takes a shot at the ultimate mile-high score? This is American Skyjacker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I Can Do That | Chapter 1

Jul 21st, 2020 8:00 AM

In the wake of the infamous D.B. Cooper hijacking, Martin ‘Mac’ McNally, an ex-Navy mechanic and gas station attendant who moonlights as a small-time crook, hears the details of the mysterious Cooper heist on the radio and thinks, “I can do that.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gateway to the Sky | Chapter 2

Jul 21st, 2020 9:00 AM

After casing airports around the Midwest, Mac decides to hijack an American Airlines flight out of St. Louis’s Lambert International Airport and demand $500,000— more than twice what Cooper had escaped with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Free, Fallin' | Chapter 3

Jul 21st, 2020 10:00 AM

After a vigilante derails his plans mid-hijacking, Mac must improvise a way to escape authorities with his money— and without being killed in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Which Way Out | Chapter 4

Jul 28th, 2020 8:00 AM

On the lam somewhere in the mid-West, Mac is arguably the most wanted man in America — and he'll do whatever it takes to avoid capture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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