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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION/PRIVACY ACTS SECTION

COVER SHEET

SUBJECT:_ D. B. COOPER

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December 8, 1971

UNKNOWN SUBJECT, also known as an
Dan Cooper, Northwest Airlines Flight #305, -
Portland to Seattle, November 24, 1971.

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"The Daily Telegraph", a London, England, newspaper, —
contained an article on May 28, 1971, on Page 4, describing... »*
a plot by an unknown subject using the name "Mr. Brown". . .
This individual hoaxed the Qantas Airline at the Sydney -
International Airport, apparently in Australia, into paying. ~
235,000 pounds ransom money after a bomb threat. The OF
aircraft involved was a Boeing 707 Airliner. "Mr. Brown"
is not described in the article, but an "Identikit" picture
; of him bears a resemblance to an artist's sketch of an
~ unknown subject who hijacked an airliner between Portland, . =
Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, on November 24, 1971, and ©*
extorted $200,000 from Northwest Orient Airlines. This
individual is described as white male, 6'1" tall, 170-175
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t Once upon a time there was an English
archer named Robin Hood who lived
in Sherwood Forest, in Nottinghamshire.
He gathered unto himself a band of
rebels who supported themselves by
robbing the rich upperclass gentry that
ventured into his domain.

Over the years, Mr. Hood has been
immortalized in song and poem for his
legendary deeds. Many proverbs and
sayings have been handed down in Eng-
lish literature that give this group of
rogues an undeserved aura of respecta-
bility.

Legends die hard. Mr. Hood and his
gangsters still occupy an honored place
in story books, cartoons and films al-
though their greedy motivations have
been sanitized for young minds.

While Air Line Pilot is not in the busi-
ness of destroying legends, one fact is
clear. Mr. Hood was a thief, pure and
simple, even though those he relieved
of their gold might have been able to
afford the loss.

ae A modern-day Robin Hood has now
emerged. He told Northwest Airlines
his namé was D. B. Cooper when he
boarded Flight 305 during the Thanks-
giving holidays. After takeoff, he com-
mandeered the 727, threatened to blow
it up, demanded and got $200,000 and

four parachutes and then bailed out.

somewhere between Portland, Ore.,
and Reno, Nev.

When it turned out that Mr. Cooper , ba,
couldn't be promptly located, his names
and dramatic deed caught the public"

iu fancy. There were some citizens who
felt he had earned the $200,000 through
his act of bravery and daring. A song
was written about him; a Portland ven-
dor is reportedly doing well selling T-

tle of man against machine. One inde

_ can explain why he committed ji

. him. Heis the object of one of th

with a suitcase full of greenbacks.'
Dr. Otto Larsen, sociology p

have explained the newly dre
Robin Hood syndrome this waysj
"We all like adventure stori oe
hijacker took the greatest ultimate-rt
He showed real heroic features; mys

of skill and all the necessities.
perfect crime.

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"His was an awesome feat in the bat-

vidual overcoming, for the time being
anyway, technology, the corp rati iOn
the establishment, the syste
Although' it may be comfor!
some to be able to explain humai
rations so easily, the fact remain:
Mr. Cooper, or whatever. his
committed a serious crime an
less a criminal because. social set

endangered a plane-load of passeng
intimidated the crew, blackmailec
airline out of hard-earned
caused damage to an aircraft.
Mr. Cooper is no. hero. He is:
inal in every sense of the wor
being sought for"an act of pira

. cannot be condoned or excused

If Mr. Cooper is dead, justi
been done. If not, we have ne

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It is certainly recognized that a
person experiencing an inadvertent
parachute opening while secured by
a safety belt would suffer serious
or possibly fatal injury. On the
other hand, we have evidence to
show that accidents have been
caused by jump occupants who
were not wearing their safety belts.
The Southern Region recently
investigated two such accidents.
The pilot in each case was unable

The FAA On Seatbelts

to maintain control of the jump +

aircraft because the parachutists on
board were not wearing their safety
belts. What should have been
nothing more than two minor in-
cidents resulted in serious accidents
through noncompliance with
Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR)
"91.14,

It is our feeling that safety
would suffer far more by allowing
parachutists to ignore this rule than
would be the case of requiring them
to Have their safety belts fastened
. during takeoff and landing. The
~ chances of a pilot shaving to abort

é a takeoff run or make an emergency
2 stop during landing will, I think,
4 be greater than inadvertent para-
5 chute openings during takeoff and
§ landing.

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5 takeoff and landing. The rule does
0 belts after a takeoff has been com-
1 pleted; however, I would sincerely
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Jwould request that safety belts be
4kept fastened until an altitude has
5 been attained which would at least
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+ parachute opening a fighting chance
g for survival.

not prahibit unfastening safety

that jump aircraft pilots

9 Your interest in aviation safety
Qis greatly appreciated and we will
further explore this problem with
2the

United States Parachute
3 Association and others that we have

gcontact with. It is hoped that you

will continue to assist us in our
efforts to keep the Federal Aviation

~Regulations realistic and effective.

James F. Rudolph

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If you have any
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would be found in the front of your telephone directory

THIS MAN IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

White

Male °
Mid 40's

5' 10" to 6'

170 to 180 pounds
Average to well built
Olive, Latin appearance, medium smooth
Dark brown or black, normal style, parted on
left, combed back; sideburns, low ear 1
Possibly brown. During latter part 'of. ie:
put on dark, wrap-around Sunglasse with,
dark rims
Low, spoke intelligently; no particular accent,
possibly from Midwest section of U.S.
Heavy smoker of Raleigh filter tip cigarettes
Black suit; white shirt; narrow black tie; black:
dress suit; black rain-type overcoat or dark
top coat; dark briefcase or attache case; car-!
ried paper bag 4" x 12" x 14"; brown shoe

information which might lead to the identity j

Director, Flight Standards Service -.._.
Federal Aviation Administration —.. ~

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Vou. 31, NO. 1

PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE AiR ¢ RE PILOTS ASSOCIATION,

1328 E STREET, NW. WASHINGTON, B.C. 20008, EXCLUSIVELY FOR W.

ALPA EXECUTIVE
BOARD MEETS

The Executive Board of the Assoc-
iation resolved at its 14th meeting
(Gee. 7-10; in Washington to register
"total opposition" to FAA's proposal
tc inpose responsibility for medical
certification and surveiliance of flight
crew members upon the individual air

ca 'ers. The Board directed the Aero~
medical-Flight Time/Gury Time Com-
mi-tee "to take any end all steps it
legis are necessary fo prevent the
adoption" <f the proporc! and instruct -
ec "he Association's Presijent to "pro-
vice the nece:scry support and resour-
ces," and including "if .ecessary" re~
¢: venting the Executive board for
considerotic.. "of othe: appropriate
co ses of action."
The Board, ofter lengthy discussion

concerning the impact of the Aloha
«2 ration award on ALPA's crew com-
plement policy, reaffi-med its "Full

an? vigorous support of the crew com-
F nent policy and of al) existing —

® °evised ALPA merger 1 poliey be has
bean adopted by the Executive Board
(see page 2).

€ jhe Department of Transportation

is investigoting the manner in which

¢ Deita 880 was contaminated by
radioactive leakage. OOT is attempt-
ing to determine whether the cause wos
front faulty packaging or from 'handling
damage.

& CAB examiner is ogcinst AAL-WAL
merger plan (see page "}.

@ ATCO soys FAA has fired four
more controllers for their actions dur-

-ing a "sickoutssin: March 1970, .bring~ + > .-7-

'agreements and awards establishing - rhe
some." The Board said that consistent
with the Nov. 23 arbitration award ~
(which it noted "applied and interpret~
ed the Association's policy as being
founded on safety as related to the
operating conditions ond enviroment of
the carrier involved") and consistent
with past practice, the Boeing 737
crew complement policy is interpreted
to require "with the concurrence of
the Executive Committee and the Pre-
sident" that the MEC on each airline

involved assess thot cirline's conditions - -%

and enviromental factors "and 'reach a
determination as to the basis of imple-
mentation" of the crew complement
policy. The Board crdered the Presi-
dent to "cause the Association to pro- s

vide full support to such determina-
tions" and to conclude agreements
that give full effect to such determi-
nations.

Finally, the Board said the Pre-
sident and the Execur:ve Committee
should study and eva:.ate "crew co~
ordinction and operating techniaves
on all airline jet aircraft."

Orher actions taken by the Exe-
cutive Board include the following:
> Supported the Ai-worthiness and
Performance Commi'tee in ti: concen
over the use of reduced-thrust toxeoff

procedures.

> Referred a proposal that ALPA
initiate an aggressive policy with
FAA to establish positive contre!,
climb and descent conridorsy "a high-

'ing the number of cismissed controtleri
to 80. Thirty-eigts of the 80 have won
their jobs back through appeals prcece-
-dures dnd the cour?:.

@ ALPA opposes DCT action in AAL-
WAL merger case {see pege 5),

"Cooper" is no Robin Hood (see page
7), : , .
@ NTSB and FAA officials scy that a
National Airlines 747, which rat
afoul of turbulence, didso asthe ~*
crew picked its way through rhunder-
storm cells using ciroorne radar,

ie Pilots should ssecify payments (see
page 8). Cee

pps oes

" the public, the government. an
_ Inaustry and migat de Aare tal.
_ public image of the Asse

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5 A ie Na Sa a 0 AMIN ERE Ss, dpc

DP Noted thot "it is inthe te i
terest of ALPA "to presént a unig
position to the government 'ond. j
try on those subject areas w
fact the entire mormcershi
solved "that before ony, a
representing boty of the
takes action on sublects under t
view of an ALFA ncticnal csami
and not covered by ALFA policy
proposed action be broughr to thetg :
tention of the responsible notiong
committees for their review and
lysis to ensure a coordinated posit
> Directed the President to ¢ ce

in 1262,
natione!}

line with domestic FAR tim i
B Directed the Association to
tute a procedure of witholaing du roa)
from flight pay loss checks. t
BP Noted that th. use of "Air ie
Pilots" in the name of any 'organ
tion, other than ALFA ."1s confusipy
and mizleacing to she 'membership

resclved "that all member: so i

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Despite some attempts fo prove
otherwi:> through opportunism and

commercialism, the person who labels
himself as "D. B. Cooper" is--if he is

He is a thief and c criminal of the
highest order, He demonstrated more
than passing knowledge of the air en-
vironment, especially parachuting. . {t
is possible that "D, 8, Cooper's" poth
may have crossed that of airline per-
sonnel -~and airline pilots~-at some
time under another name. He is re~
ported to have a bitter hatred against
the cirlines-~he may have worked for
one.

For these reasons PILOT BULLETIN
is printing the specifications of the

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24 Ly Northwest Airlines on Nov. 24, 1971.
i 232 Two artist drawings of "Cooper" are

t 4 F; included in the hopes they may prod

i Pi 4° the memories of ALPA members who
a 5 may hove seen or known him in the

fe 4 ¢ past. . .

is is The Federal Bureau of Investiga-

tion describes the man as follows:
Race: White
Age: Mid~40s

COOPR%)IS NO
HOOD'

stil! alive--no modern-day Robin Hood.

Artists sketch of Cooper with and without glasses = a

Height: 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet.

Weight: 170 to 180 pounds

Build: Average to well built

Complexion: Olive, Latin op= |
pearance, medium smootlt

Hoir: Dark brown or black, nor-
mal style, parted on left, combed
back, sideburns, low ear level .

Eyes: Possibly brown; during lat-
ter part of flight put on dark wrap-"
around sunglasses with dark rims

Voice: Low, spoke intelligently,
no particular accent

Characteristics Heavy: i

" Raleigh filter-tip cigarettes "f

Wearing epparel:: Blac
white shirt, narrow black tie
dress suit, black roin-type <
dork topcosi, brown shoes |
peper bag 4 inches by 12 inc
inches and dark briefcase orp
case :

If you have any informoti
might lead to the identity off
dividual, please contact the}h
FBI offi ice.

Pointing to a "needless slaughter"
resulting from 70 mid-air collisions of
U. S. airliners in the past 25 yecrs,
ALPA urged congressional action fo
make collisicn-avaidence equipment a
mandatory requirement for all circraft
operating in government-controlled
cirspoce. ,

In testimony before the Senate
Subcommittee on Aviation on Dec. 1,
the Association emphasized the in-
creasing hazards of mid-air accidents.
A study made by the Department of
Transportation, ALPA said, projected
that by 1980 there would be approx~
imately 10 mid-air collisions occur-
ring each year. In 1971, there were
four such tragedies.

ALPA recommended two govem-
ment actions that should be taken im-
mediately to reduce or eliminate the
mid-air collision hazard:

"The first of these requires an im-
mediate decision on the part of the U.
S. goverrment that the use of on ade-
quate collision avoidance system or
proximity warning indicator should be.

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ALPA PRESSES

oh het

FOR ACTION ON
| MID-AIR COLLISIONS

operated within controlled airspace.
"The other action requires that
the Federal Aviation Administration
take a more realistic and sophisticated
approcch to inflight segregation of
military and general oviction aircraft .
from airline and other high performance
civil aircraft." ,

In addition to these recommenda-

tions, ALPA asked for a five evalua-
tion of the several collision avoidance:
systems now available, Recognizing -
that installation of these systems would
entail particular burdens for light
plane owner, ALPA called for devel-
opment of a plan to help them finance
this hardware.

Although ALPA does n not endorse
any particular equipment now. being -.
offered as solutions to' the collision
problem, it supported the Sénate bill -
under consideration (S$. 2264), which
would facilitate the installation of
collision avoidance devices. "The
establishment of definite compliance

dotes," ALPA said, "will also emphom i"

size the wegen cy of the @ robles: and ~

entotad

. Newark.

FAA Continuiag

Taxiway - Exit,

Identification Li

Test At JFK An

The. September 1971 PIs 2
LETIN announced the' begir
testing of. foxiway exit: Ligh
Newark.r nwey 4L-228. Gh
test is 'ready, to be imp: vemer
runway BIR-I3L. The'
show red threshold fights at hi
ends, Green flush centerlin€

'at runway and taxiway intetsecdiae

are the main features of the
along with green curved lec

lights at the, cent Se ge)
ered

The 'cidiines hav
ready issued information ar <
dures to pilots operating | ints

" og,
airports.' FAA will pro
information. ALPA request
lots cooperate. in this evaltge
Please' send ay "Copy. of ee

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- 23 wilfully and unlawfully combine, conspaiv® ami -L2f. tek
24 to commit offenses agaist the Jnited Seaves, .C alu, te
oo 25 ~ |" violate Section. 2314, Title 18, United States Coce, oy
tf 23° lo.teing wr? intending °° devise a sebine fo. chtel incoc
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i 28 Payne Fleming to travel in interstate commérie fre... 2:
29 Angeles County, Califor.ia to King County, Washingwen 2..
30 execution of the scheme to defraud said Karl Payne }
31 or forty-five thousand collars. The form and su: te sf
32 the conspiracy was as follows:
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_ MANNER AND MEANS

It was a part of the conspiracy that tne dufendans

William John Lewis, also known as Jack Lewis, respo.ding

to an advertisement in the Seattle Times newspaper solic.*

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a contact from the alleged aircraft hi-jacker "DD. B. Cow

called Karl Payne Fleming at'his home in Los Angeles,

California on or about February 1, 1972 and szatvec wne. ~

"Seth Thomas" (a fictitious mame -ddopted by the de inéant

Jack Lewis. for the purposes of.this scheme) nad bee . 22

touch with "D. B. Cooper", knew his true idenvity '1G ce.

arrange an interview.

It was further 4 part of the conspirsc, wna ons
defendants William Jona Lewis, also known as Cack Loalz

and Donald Sylvester Murphy arranged Yor Doraic Syivest

* Murphy to pose as the slleged nireraft hi-jecker "1. 3.

Cooper". Jack Lewis photographed Donald Murphy wearing

a wig and glasses and otherwise appearing much live the

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scheme to defraud. Jack Lewis and Donalé Murrny errange

to copy three twenty dollar pills with serial nws.:rs t2..

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to be copies of twenty dollar bills acquired by thre all.

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should he be apprehended. Jack Lewis signed +o docwhent:
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defendants William Jonr. Lewis, also kncwn és ChOK FLUE
and Donald Sylvester Murphy prepared Donald Murphy .3 pe
as the alleged hi-jacker "D. B. Cooper" by reatin: tue

published information avout the ni-jacking of Flag" 305

and the alleged hi-jacker "D. B. Cooper" and Jthervice

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Karl Fleming at the Swept Wing Inn in King County, Vasade.
and used the fictitious name "Seth Thonas".

4. On or about February 16, 1972 the gofensant:
Donald Sylivestex Murphy met with Karl Fleming :t tue Swe; -
Wing Inn in King County, Washington aid used tne fictive
name "D. B. Cooper".

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"diliam John Lewis, algo known as Jack Lewis veceivtes
three hundred dollars from Karl Fleming for sxpens. Toney.

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thousand dollars from Karl Fleming and signea two uccune .
recording the payment, one using his true name acc oné uu.
the fictitious name "Soth Thomas".

7. On or about February 21, 1972 the asfenwne
William John Lewis, also known as Jack Lewis drove sari
Fleming around King Courity, Washington looking for 2% seeu
place to film the interview with "D. B. Cooper".

8. On or about Tebruar,; 22, 1°72 ane rebruary 23,

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the copy of three twenty dollar bills bearing seria- Hump .

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Fleming who states that the copy of the three bills i¢
received '(now in the custody of the FPL.B.I.) was del' vere:

him by Jack Lewis in support of the claim tnat Flomu:g wae

interviewing the real "D.B. Cooper," which copy +8 altech

hereto as exhibit "A". The original copy has teen * .atinec

py the F.B.I. laboratory in WasHington, D.C. and sgef PMim -

to be fraudulent in that the serial numbers, which @> mabe:

three numbers from the ransom paid were superimposed o7
twenty dollar bills pricr to being copied.

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these receipts by the F.B.1I. laboratory in Wachingsen, =
nave been identified as pelonging to William Jonn Lewis.
Further, movie film and an audio tape of the intervie
petween Karl Fleming and Donald Murphy, posing as "DB. 2:
which took place on the morning of February 23, 1572 on a
peach fronting Puget Sound in King County, Washington, han
peen viewed and heard by agenvs of the F.B.I. personeity

familiar with the deferucints Willian John Levis, alse Kron

"as Teck Heiris-and-Donald Sylyester Murphy; Donald Murphy >

bue pect Lepected on :.m as 1D.B. Cooper i! The inter-
view of February 23, 1972 was recorded on movie film ans

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familiar with William John Lewis and Donald Syivest<«.* Murpny

have listened to tapes, made by Karl Fleming, ©:

of "D.B. Cooper" and 'Seth Thomas" gnd have ider

voices appearing on the tapes as William John Lewes and'

Donald Sylvester Murphy. ~ -

Complainant further states that Karl Fleming nav» bee
interviewed by Special Agents of the F.B.1. and has relates
the following:

That he, Karl Fleming. placed an adv -rtai..c
in the Seattle ses newspuper, abeng ot
West Coast, requesting that tne alle
hi-jacker "D.B. Cooper" contact hin.
was then a Contributing Editor of hews
stationed in Los Angeles and the advertiscone
his home telephone number and indicated trav 2&8
represented a national news magazine.

On or about February 1, 1972 Karl Fie-cir.
received two telephone calls froma "Setr Sn-
who in subsequent perscnal contacts identiia
as Jack Lewis, the caller stating that he kn.
identity of "D.B. Cooper" and couic arrange on
interview.

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flew from Los Angeles County, California wa Ki
Gounty, Washington on or about February lo, 150

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Thomas" and "D.B. Cooper" requested forty five
thousand dollars for the story and deta,
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Fleming that Newsweek magazine would not suppo-" thie
undertaking but that a partner of Flemingts in
Platypus Publications Incorporated would put up
thirty thousand dollars.

On or about February 20, 1972 Karl Fieminc
traveled from Los Angeles County, California ts
King County, Washington with thirty thousand
in cash consisting of an unknown number cf bili
twenty, fifty, and one hundred dollar denonmines
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the three twenty dollar bills, allegedly par
ransom paid to "D.B. Cooper" (Exhibit "A"} @
about February 21, 1972, paid the thirty tno
dollars to Jack Lewis who signed a receipt (I
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F.B.I. are accurate in that checks of motel, @iriin.. rort-.

car, and telephone toll records corroborate nis stom ang

photographs of William John Lewis, also known ef va. Lew.

and Donalé Sylvester Murphy nave peen iGentified vy Nar

Fleming, and other persons, 'as the individuals «

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"day leaving his wife of 25 years asleep ©
'in their ranch-style suburban Seattle

suit, and packed his briefcase with:
the}, tools he would need to carry him
thre jugh this, the most important day

of His life.
- oper, age 49, a balding. unprepos-
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em 000 of the. "airline's money, and then

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"hon 1e,, "dressed hurriedly in a dark busi-. <a

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e he would ngeee aN i " ae boots, They could pass as dress shoes, ;

parachuting from the plane. « :

id' vanish' as: "it. evaporated. He "still

cooper planned the hijacking for more
: plan ~the | landing sité, thé weather, me *

Ye "researched, Every. 'step: 'had: 'been' 40

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The day 'he chose was perfect: ae
* overcast and. "gusty which | would -dis-:
courage 'light planes and helicopters *
from following. And he had chosen this _
day for another reason. It was a holiday..
He had wanted July 4, "put. hadn't, been
Zable to get his plan 'perfected | in time.
"He wanted a holiday: because p ople
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~Also, this particular daily commuter a
-flight was chosen because of the route:
it followed, Cooper chose it after patient-"<.°" as
"and at, the same time. could protect his':: ly studying dozens of aerial maps,:The | The qriangl ak spay eRe
ankles when he hit the- ground after , route, over rural terrain where the land ,!°.. Cooper turned intent Sa oo8
. was hilly, but not too rough,. was close ' i drove along the
Making. Plans ap t enough to a freeway to. make a getaway * nacat °

iui.As he: drove, he" listened 'ly to > the possible, It was . ~sufficientl isthe
radio. atid' methodically reviewed ; his' from water and high tension | neg; which
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details He Had' brooded over. with § Trderrpdotsotio
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coat: $35); anvaltimeter;:
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*i¢ wrap-around Sunglasses, a makeup kit
a foul weather jacket, a black cap:. 'An
replica. of | aibomb=three' red: flares:
the type. "police: "pee to "mark: auto"
celdents,.wirgd 'eleverly 'together: and -
attached to 'what appeared to be a eto:

bureau. chief. and: contributing. eiditer, Jor: 5 ae
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7 9'April.1§ to found?
LAS While' with: Newsweek, he: covered:
- virtually every significant civil ights 'story;
of the turbulent '60s. including. Birming
ham, Selma, Ole, Miss, Little' Rack and
-. Watts. He" covered' the assassinations" of.
, President John F Kennedy aiid his brother'
and Medgar. Evers. He: was assigned toi
"RKO chard' Nixon during the last Presiden:
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Johnson, George Wallace, Hubert Hum."
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tf also reportéd oni the Charles Man-}-

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skyjack an airliner and get away with'
his identity unknown, In this and the next.
two installments, Fleming tells what hap- a

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"times, checking the terrain, checking =}!
'the: compass route, familiarizing /him-
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™ checkride he had placed his small trafis- 3,

'|, Planned jump spot; he concealed ¥ ete
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" pillow up to his ear. Sure enough, when' ®"
he' was over the right place—and could *
"'see Where he was—the signals beganjto"
'come in; demonstrating "the systém.

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along the road to Woodland, went into
a restaurant and -had a ham and
sandwich and a piece of apple pie, while
he waited for the Greyhound 'bus. He ,
had already purchased a ticket, to Port-
land, for 90 cents, and had a plane.
ticket from Portland: to Seattle as well.
- On the practice flights, he had used
. several aliases, including Montgomery
and Wright. For the big trip, he chose
thenameD.B.Cooper. .°- :
; +, It was a little satire, he said, He had
, Worked at Boeing where noise was al

' 3) Ways @ problem. So he chose the word:
ve decibels, and took. the letter "D": from -

it. And what, he said, would

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_of the plane. 'Had there been air mar.

. shals on board, which was happening
On some fights, he planned just to sit.

_ tight and take a normal flight to Seattle.
"No marshals were on board, however,
80 Cooper took a seat in the extreme.

: left rear of the plane and just waited.
y "I was still safe. I still had the note. I

still had the option just to take a ride,
But I knew this was the beginning. Right

here. All the work that had gone on be-' .
fore, that was just an accessory, Because |

snobody knew what I was doing. And J:
Wasn't doing wrongtoanybody. : "7
"Odd as it-may. seem, I had
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prepared:

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; might not open. But other than'me,

. body was. endangered. at . ny;
Coopersaid. = == |! :

. The crucial flight was about six min:

"utes late leaving. When it was about 10+ conducive to

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idle conversation. :Because.
minutes out of Portland, the stewardess, ': I was yery keen, J had to. be very. alett.
taking orders for drinks, had worked =: I didn't want to get lost in conversation."
her way back to Cooper's seat. When shes :The captain. informed the 'passengers
asked him what he' wanted to drink, ;:.there was a minor mechanical problem.
Cooper reached inside his jacket and
handed her the note. It was typewritte:
on plain white paper, and th
"was plain: }
case. Tam hijacking this plane."*:
*~ The stewardess's eyes widened.

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1d a piece' of apple pie, whil
yr the Greyhound bus. H
had already purchased a ticket, to Port-%
"land, : for: 90,-cents, and. had a planet
"ticket from Portland to Seattle: 'as well
wt \ On the practice 'flights; he had user
"4 Several" aliases, including Montgomery:
"and Wright. For the big trip he' ch
m the name D.B. Coope :
* It was a little satire,
worked at Boeing where 'noise' was al-=
ways a problem. So he chose the: word:
decibels, and took. the letter '"D". fro:
'it. And what, he 'said, would make mor
noise than a lot of decibels in a barre]?.
, 5, Thus "B." And who makes barrels? A::"
""eooper".. Thus, D.B. Cooper, just th
kind of name a methodical- minded e
gineer would choose... "ohne
i. When the. bus reached Portland: at,
about 1:45 p.m., Cooper caught a taxi to."
the airport, arriving at about 2:15. The
flight was scheduled to leave at 2:40 p, m."
Cooper strolled around the. terminal to"
kill time, then walked directly to the.
gate, carrying his briefease. He watched
as the check-in line formed, apprehen- ©
sive for fear federal agents would be.<~
at-the gate searching hand luggage...
There were no such agents present, so"
Cooper tagged along at the end of the
line, so he could geta seat z at the back

he said, He re

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n* some , flights, , he planned just to sit
ight, 'and take 'a normal flight to Seattle,
: No "marshals were on board, however,. =

< so Cooper took a seat in the. extreme''" minutes out of Portland, the stewardess,* '

e rear. of the plane and' just waited. |
was still, safe. still had the note. I:
still had. the option just to take a ride, |
But I knew this,was the beginning. Right.
if here, "All the work that had gone on he-~
i fore, that was just an accessory. Because.
nobody knew what I was doing. And I.
wasn't doing wrong to anybody.. at

"Odd as it may seem, I had 'prepared -
for this 'so long that when it actually ©
took place, it was just like having 'a.
dress rehearsal, " Cooper said: we on

The Crucial Flight ©. foe
;. Céoper avoided any weapons _hé 'said

we

he dislikes guns— and the _way his plan.
"was to go the only person who would

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"even see his "bomb" would be the stew. _

"-ardess.. And she would be "scared to:
" death, and wouldn't know a real bomb ~
from anything at all. I could have made
'it out of paper and she wouldn't have
known any difference."
"So, what was the worst that could hap-
pen? They could apprehend me. Or, if
_ I got as far as putting the plan into mo-
tion, and left the plane with a chute I
'wasn't familiar with, then the chute

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"The crucial flight was about six min: :
"utes late leaving. When it was about 10°

taking orders for drinks, had worked :
"her way back to'Cooper's seat. When she *:

', Cooper reached inside, his jacket: and... _While the FBI. was rounding.' ai }
handed her the note, It was typewritten? os 7 money,.; and - -pagachutes, : Cooped
on plain white paper, "and the message +7, word that when: the plane land
was plain: "I have a bomb in this brief: : wanted it parked away from the terp inal,
case, Lam hijacking this plane.'"s;..,;

The stewardess's eyes widened Sur
prised?" Cooper said. "Just follow im:
-instructions. Exactly! And everything *

from possible: ve eek When |
done, and the: money and parachuted - :
were delivered, to the plane degered eo
a bus came out, and everyone de laned

_ wiser. Just report this to your captain.'

verbatim words, of the conversation.".. to Cooper's' 'plan' and was 'in olte
For the next two and a half hours, Cooper'. his ordering of four parachutes
and the stewardess were seatmates. He'; my i ;
'kept her beside-Him and used her as a" "The Order for Two' BY dec
courier to take instructions to the cap:"' No one had. pulled this kind of.s
tain. When the plane reached Seattle! "jacking before, so Cooper had had some '
and began circling, Cooper instructed '° careful planning to do. "The ong. thing «>
her to go forward and tell the captain. 1 had to watch'very carefully. was. the
_ "to advise Seatac (Seattle-Tacoma Air: _ chutes. I decided to order two complete.
port) and Northwest to procure $200,000 « sets. Why? Because if they thought 1.
in $20 bills and four parachutes, and. was going out-of that plane a one, I; °
have them atthe plane." ~~ -* >" wouldn't have given you a plugged nickel | :

While the plane circled, Cooper and for my_chances. Because they wouldn't:
the stewardess chatted. . "She told me * care if T dropped out and went gtraight

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