What the records say
- When
- 11 Dec 1978
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 40.66° N, 73.79° W
- Description
- Lufthansa heist: Six men rob a Lufthansa cargo facility in New York City's Kennedy airport.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Lufthansa heist.
Summary
Lufthansa heist: Six men rob a Lufthansa cargo facility in New York City's Kennedy airport
Lufthansa heist
1978 cash robbery at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, US
The Lufthansa heist was a robbery which took place at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, New York, United States, on December 11, 1978. An estimated US$5.875 million was stolen, with $5 million in cash and $875,000 in jewelry, making it the largest cash robbery committed in U.S. history at the time.
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