October 13, 1977.

Lufthansa Flight LH-181, nicknamed Lundshort, had begun boarding for a late morning flight.

It was taking off from the island of Mallorca, just off the coast of Valencia, Spain.

On board, five crew members and 90 passengers.

86 passengers had spent the week exploring the island beaches, luxury resorts and Roman ruins.

The other four were up to something else.

Around 11 a.m., the plane rolled off the tarmac and set off into the sky.

For the pilot and crew, the flight was routine, but not for long.

What began as a normal flight change completely as the aircraft near Mars say.

There were two terrorists at the back of the plane, two terrorists at the front.

All of a sudden, they all stood up.

Welcome to Covert, a show about the shadowy world of international espionage and top secret military operations.

Well, the GSG-9 is a law enforcement agency, very similar to our FBI hostage rescue team.

So there are federal law enforcement groups, a force to deal with hostage situations, kidnappings, extortion blackmail.

I'm Jamie Rennell, and I'm going to take you inside history's greatest special forces missions.

To learn about the brave soldiers and operatives who risked their lives to terminate the world's most wanted,

eliminate terrorist threats and protect countless innocent lives.

We made a list of Kip, what we needed.

First thing, priority was a 737.

The next one was a vehicle, so in case we were in Laetit, and also ladders, shotguns, pistols.

The uniform clothing that were all the same, so we'd identify ourselves.

And everything else we really wanted, masking tape.

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