The stolen Boeing 727 that vanished without a trace
39The Boeing 727-223, tail number N844AA took off from the international Airport in Luanda, Angola it is believed with Ben Padilla and John Mikel Mutantu onboard. The two had been working with Angolan mechanics to return the 727 to flight-ready status so they could reclaim it from a business deal gone bad, but neither could fly it. Mutantu was not a pilot, and Padilla had only a private pilot’s license. A 727 ordinarily requires three trained aircrew.
According to press reports, the aircraft began taxiing with no communication between the crew and the tower; maneuvering erratically, it entered a runway without clearance. With its lights off and its transponder not transmitting, 844AA took off to the southwest, and headed out over the Atlantic Ocean.
Despite investigations by the FBI, the CIA, the U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security, CENTCOM the 727 and the two men have not been seen since.
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