JFK airport was easy pickings for robbers, but this job stood out. The robbers — who would be immortalized in <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/movies/article/For-a-different-kind-of-family-celebration-12444769.php">"Goodfellas"</a> — were incredibly efficient. Their only mistake: They thought they were stealing $2 million, not $6 million.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

JFK airport was easy pickings for robbers, but this job stood out. The robbers — who would be immortalized in "Goodfellas" — were incredibly efficient. Their only mistake: They thought they were stealing $2 million, not $6 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JFK airport was easy pickings for robbers, but this job stood out. The robbers — who would be immortalized in <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/movies/article/For-a-different-kind-of-family-celebration-12444769.php" rel="noopener noreferrer">"Goodfellas"</a> — were incredibly efficient. Their only mistake: They thought they were stealing $2 million, not $6 million.&nbsp; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

1978: The Lufthansa Heist

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