Frederick Hahneman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frederick Hahneman

Date of Birth: 05-Jul-1922

Place of Birth: Puerto Castilla, Honduras, Honduras

Date of Death: 17-Dec-1991

Nationality: Honduras

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Frederick William Hahneman (July 5, 1922 – December 17, 1991) was a Honduras-born US citizen convicted of hijacking Eastern Airlines Flight 175 from Allentown, Pennsylvania to Miami, Florida, on May 5, 1972. Hahneman parachuted from the plane over his native Honduras after extorting $303,000 from Eastern Airlines.
Evading a manhunt by the FBI and Honduran police and with a $25,000 bounty on his head, Hahneman went on the run for 28 days before finally surrendering to the US Embassy in Tegucigalpa.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment for aircraft hijacking, kidnapping and extortion, serving 12 years. Speculation still surrounds Hahneman's motives for the crime.