The author Dick Matena , known for adapting classic Dutch literature like De Avonden into graphic novels, often deals with themes of transit and escape that mirror these "vlucht" narratives.
Oltmans used this flight to travel from JFK Airport to Amsterdam.
Journalist Willem Oltmans famously documented his travels on in his memoirs, New York, Memoires 1968-1970 .
Knowing the genre or approximate year would help me narrow it down further. New York, Memoires 1968-1970, Willem Oltmans - DBNL
While there is no single world-famous thriller or book titled exactly "Vlucht 74," the phrase is a common motif in Dutch-language media: