The Largest Stolen Object in History
In 2003, a massive Boeing 727 was stolen from an African airport and vanished without a trace.
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In 2003, a massive Boeing 727 was stolen from an African airport and vanished without a trace.
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In 2003, two men boarded a massive Boeing 727 in Angola. They taxied to the runway without clearance, and vanished into the sky forever. This wasn't a normal passenger jet. The seats had been ripped out and replaced with massive diesel fuel tanks. As the sun set over Luanda, the plane took off with its lights entirely off. And its transponder was disabled, making it completely invisible to radar. The FBI and CIA launched a massive global manhunt. Satellites scanned secret airstrips in the jungle and hidden desert runways. But the 150-foot aircraft had evaporated. Some suspect it was stolen by a South American cartel to run drugs. Others believe it was taken for a terrorist plot that was quietly foiled. Or maybe it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, burying its secrets in the dark. Today, it holds the record as the largest stolen object in human history. So the next time you look up at a plane in the night sky... just remember, one of them never landed.