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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1968.
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- ↑ "'The Skyjacker's Tale': Film Review | TIFF 2016". The Hollywood Reporter , September 11, 2016.
- 1 2 "Review: ‘The Skyjacker’s Tale’ Tracks Down a Fugitive in Cuba". The New York Times , June 29, 2017.
- ↑ "Skyjacker's Tale trailer details terror in the sky". Entertainment Weekly , August 23, 2016.
- ↑ ‘Skyjacker’s Tale’ Documentary Acquired by Strand. Variety , January 11, 2017.
- ↑ "2017 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Revealed". ET Canada , January 17, 2017.
