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Ly Tong, Vietnamese Pilot Who Hijacked Planes to Fight Communism, Dies at 74

The New York Times article (April 6, 2019)
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Ly Tong, Vietnamese Pilot Who Hijacked Planes to Fight Communism, Dies at 74

Summary

Ly Tong, Vietnamese Pilot Who Hijacked Planes to Fight Communism, Dies at 74 is an obituary[1].

Key Facts

  • Ly Tong, Vietnamese Pilot Who Hijacked Planes to Fight Communism, Dies at 74 authored Seth Mydans[2].
  • Ly Tong, Vietnamese Pilot Who Hijacked Planes to Fight Communism, Dies at 74's instance of is recorded as obituary[3].
  • Ly Tong, Vietnamese Pilot Who Hijacked Planes to Fight Communism, Dies at 74's language of work or name is recorded as American English[4].
  • Ly Tong, Vietnamese Pilot Who Hijacked Planes to Fight Communism, Dies at 74's publication date is recorded as +2019-04-06T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Ly Tong, Vietnamese Pilot Who Hijacked Planes to Fight Communism, Dies at 74's main subject is recorded as Ly Tong[6].
  • Ly Tong, Vietnamese Pilot Who Hijacked Planes to Fight Communism, Dies at 74's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/obituaries/ly-tong-dead.html[7].
  • Ly Tong, Vietnamese Pilot Who Hijacked Planes to Fight Communism, Dies at 74's published in is recorded as The New York Times[8].
  • Ly Tong, Vietnamese Pilot Who Hijacked Planes to Fight Communism, Dies at 74's title is recorded as Ly Tong, Vietnamese Pilot Who Hijacked Planes to Fight Communism, Dies at 74[9].
  • Ly Tong, Vietnamese Pilot Who Hijacked Planes to Fight Communism, Dies at 74's article ID is recorded as 100000006448109[10].
  • Ly Tong, Vietnamese Pilot Who Hijacked Planes to Fight Communism, Dies at 74's number of words is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+1011'}[11].

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Works and Contributions

Ly Tong, Vietnamese Pilot Who Hijacked Planes to Fight Communism, Dies at 74 authored Seth Mydans[2].

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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