{"id":9171175,"date":"2026-08-03T18:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/fedex-flight-705-hijacking-dc-10-1994\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T18:22:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:22:42","slug":"dirottamento-del-volo-fedex-705-10-dicembre-1994","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/it\/fedex-flight-705-hijacking-dc-10-1994\/","title":{"rendered":"L&#039;equipaggio FedEx che ha fatto ribaltare un DC-10 per sopravvivere"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A venti minuti da Memphis, il primo ufficiale Jim Tucker ud\u00ec un suono che non aveva mai sentito prima su un aereo: un tintinnio metallico, ripetuto pi\u00f9 e pi\u00f9 volte. Era come un martello che si abbatteva sul cranio del suo ingegnere di volo. Nei secondi successivi, un uomo avrebbe tentato di uccidere tutti e tre i membri dell&#039;equipaggio e di far schiantare il loro DC-10 contro il quartier generale della FedEx, e l&#039;unica arma rimasta ai piloti sanguinanti era l&#039;aereo stesso da 250 tonnellate.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il volo Federal Express 705 \u00e8 una delle storie di sopravvivenza pi\u00f9 straordinarie nella storia dell&#039;aviazione, e quasi nessuno al di fuori del settore la conosce. Il 7 aprile 1994, un dipendente fuori servizio tent\u00f2 di trasformare un normale volo cargo in un attacco suicida con numerose vittime. A fermarlo furono tre aviatori gravemente feriti e un aereo a fusoliera larga sottoposto a manovre per le quali nessun DC-10 era stato progettato.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px 24px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:8px\">\r\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;color:#111\">Informazioni rapide<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px;line-height:1.8\">\r\n<li><strong>Volo:<\/strong> Volo Federal Express 705, 7 aprile 1994<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Aeromobili:<\/strong> McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F (matricola N306FE)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Itinerario:<\/strong> Da Memphis a San Jose<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Aggressore:<\/strong> Auburn Calloway, un ingegnere di volo della FedEx a rischio di licenziamento, armato di martelli e di un fucile subacqueo.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Il suo piano:<\/strong> uccidere l&#039;equipaggio, far schiantare il jet contro l&#039;hub FedEx di Memphis per far sembrare un incidente e lasciare alla sua famiglia un risarcimento di 1.400.250.000 dollari.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Equipaggio:<\/strong> Il capitano David Sanders, il sottotenente Jim Tucker e il macchinista Andy Peterson sono tutti ex aviatori militari.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>La fuga:<\/strong> Tucker fece ruotare il DC-10 di circa 140\u00b0 e si tuff\u00f2 per scaraventare a terra l&#039;aggressore.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Risultato:<\/strong> Il dirottatore \u00e8 stato neutralizzato in volo, l&#039;aereo \u00e8 atterrato sano e salvo a Memphis e tutti i passeggeri sono sopravvissuti; Calloway \u00e8 stato condannato all&#039;ergastolo.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">L&#039;uomo con la custodia della chitarra<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Auburn Calloway era un ingegnere di volo della FedEx, laureato a Stanford ed ex pilota della Marina, e stava per essere licenziato per aver falsificato le sue ore di volo. Quel pomeriggio sal\u00ec a bordo del volo 705 come membro dell&#039;equipaggio fuori servizio, seduto sul sedile di servizio, con in mano una custodia per chitarra. All&#039;interno c&#039;erano due martelli, un coltello e un fucile subacqueo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il suo piano era freddo e preciso. Avrebbe disattivato il registratore vocale della cabina di pilotaggio, avrebbe picchiato a morte i tre membri dell&#039;equipaggio a colpi di martello in modo che le loro ferite sembrassero il risultato di un incidente, e avrebbe fatto schiantare il DC-10 contro l&#039;hub FedEx di Memphis. Se fosse stato classificato come incidente e non come omicidio-suicidio, la sua famiglia avrebbe incassato un risarcimento di 1.442,5 milioni di dollari dall&#039;assicurazione sulla vita. Nulla di lui aveva destato sospetti quando era salito a bordo; i passeggeri seduti sul sedile di emergenza erano una vista di tutti i giorni.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1332748925  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/fedex-dc-10-cargo-jet.jpg\" alt=\"Aereo cargo McDonnell Douglas DC-10 della FedEx Express.\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">I cargo DC-10 della FedEx costituivano la spina dorsale quotidiana del suo hub di Memphis, ed \u00e8 proprio questo che Calloway intendeva trasformare in un&#039;arma. Foto: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cHo capito subito che l&#039;unica cosa con cui dovevo combattere era l&#039;aereo.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Jim Tucker<\/strong> \u2014 Primo Ufficiale, volo FedEx 705 (intervista AVweb)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s0ntIpXchCM\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Una rissa a 19.000 piedi<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calloway colp\u00ec quando l&#039;equipaggio super\u00f2 i 18.000 piedi, con l&#039;attenzione di tutti rivolta in avanti. I colpi di martello fratturarono crani e lacerarono arterie; Tucker ricevette un colpo che gli conficc\u00f2 un osso nel cervello e gli lasci\u00f2 il lato destro intorpidito. Il capitano David Sanders e l&#039;ingegnere Andy Peterson si difesero corpo a corpo in una cabina di pilotaggio inondata di sangue, mentre Calloway si avvent\u00f2 sul fucile subacqueo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tucker, ex istruttore di A-7 e A-4 della Marina, fece l&#039;unica cosa rimasta. Tir\u00f2 indietro la cloche e fece virare bruscamente il DC-10, sbalzando tutti i passeggeri in cabina. Invece di completare la virata, cosa che avrebbe permesso all&#039;attaccante di attendere semplicemente il volo livellato, si ferm\u00f2 a circa 140 gradi, quasi capovolto, e si lanci\u00f2 in picchiata. Il cargo acceler\u00f2 oltre i suoi limiti di progetto; i pannelli di bilanciamento si staccarono dalla coda e il carburante fuoriusc\u00ec dalle longherine alari sottoposte a forti sollecitazioni. Ma l&#039;aereo resistette.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=365175986  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/fedex-dc-10-30f-ramp.jpg\" alt=\"Un McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F della FedEx\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Un FedEx DC-10-30F, il modello che Jim Tucker ha fatto ruotare fino a 140 gradi per salvarlo. Foto: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le violente manovre diedero a Sanders e Peterson i secondi di cui avevano bisogno. Ripetutamente, per un&#039;interminabile quindici minuti, l&#039;equipaggio blocc\u00f2 Calloway, lo perse di vista e lo blocc\u00f2 di nuovo, mentre un pilota continuava a pilotare e gli altri combattevano. Ognuno di loro, secondo qualsiasi logica medica, era troppo ferito per essere ancora cosciente.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cNon mollare MAI, MAI, non importa quanto brutta sembri la situazione, e per noi sembrava davvero brutta.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Jim Tucker<\/strong> \u2014 Primo Ufficiale, volo FedEx 705 (intervista AVweb)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wV-qxdGtY64\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Portandolo a casa<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dopo aver finalmente immobilizzato Calloway nella stiva, Sanders riport\u00f2 il jet danneggiato e sovraccarico a Memphis e lo fece atterrare sulla pista. Tucker, mezzo paralizzato, tenne a bada l&#039;attentatore fino alla fine. Tutti e quattro gli uomini sopravvissero. Le ferite dell&#039;equipaggio furono catastrofiche: fratture craniche, un orecchio quasi reciso, emorragia a pochi minuti dalla morte, e il trauma cranico pose fine alla carriera di pilota di Jim Tucker.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Auburn Calloway \u00e8 stato condannato per tentata pirateria aerea e tentato omicidio e sta scontando l&#039;ergastolo. L&#039;aereo, N306FE, \u00e8 stato riparato e ha continuato a volare per anni. E i tre uomini che non sarebbero dovuti sopravvivere vengono ricordati per una semplice, brutale lezione di aviazione: quando tutto il resto \u00e8 perduto, hai ancora l&#039;aereo, quindi pilotalo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QKyaQls9XFY\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Fonti: US National Transportation Safety Board; AVweb (intervista a Jim Tucker di Joe Godfrey); &quot;Hijacked: The True Story of the Heroes of Flight 705&quot; di Dave Hirschman; Wikipedia.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\">\r\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Post correlati<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/dhl-a300-baghdad-missile-hydraulics-2003\/\">Colpito da un missile, \u00e8 atterrato solo sui motori<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty minutes out of Memphis, First Officer Jim Tucker heard a sound he had never heard on an aeroplane: a metallic ring, again and again. It was a claw hammer coming down on the skull of his flight engineer. 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