SAC Memphis to SAC Seattle re suspect William Allen Jones with enclosed report
Document date 19 February 1972
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-108:190-193 Document: Airtel SAC Memphis to SAC Seattle re suspect William Allen Jones with enclosed report Id: Cooper-Part-108:190-193 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-108%3A190-193 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 108 pp. 190–193 (DB Cooper-4922, DB Cooper-49225, DB Cooper-49226, DB Cooper-49227), Airtel, dated 19 Feb 1972, serial SE 164-81-2376 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-108%3A190-193
2/19/72
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Airtel
TO: SAC, Seattle (164-81) FROM: SAC, Memphis (164-78)(RUC) SUBJECT: NORJACK OO: Seattle Bufile 164-2111
Enclosed herewith for the Seattle Division are two photographs of WILLIAM ALLEN JONES, FBI #622 788 F.
On 2/2/72 [REDACTED] advised he received information from an informant that WILLIAM ALLEN JONES should be considered as a suspect in captioned hijack. According to the informant, JONES is a stunt parachute diver at Cornelia Fort Air Park, Nashville, Tennessee, and JONES generally resembles the artist's conception of captioned hijacker which recently appeared in the Nashville newspapers. The informant related that JONES was formerly with the 101st Airborne Division and JONES had recently been arrested at Nashville, Tennessee, for impersonating an officer.
On the same date a review of records at Nashville Metropolitan PD located a record for WILLIAM ALLEN JONES, PD #36931, and JONES is described as follows;
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Sub 359 Unk. Parachutist at Spokane, Wa.
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(S)- Seattle (Encs. 2) 1 - Memphis
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Sub 359 164-81-2376 SEARCHED...........INDEXED SERIALIZED//// FILED//// FEB 25 1972 FBI - SEATTLE
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DB COOPER-4922
ME 164-78
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Race White Sex Male DOB 3/5/33 POB Nashville, Tennessee Hair Brown Eyes Blue Height 5'9" Weight 170 Build Medium Complexion Medium Address 2110 Sharondale Drive Nashville, Tennessee Wife [REDACTED]
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PD records disclose JONES was arrested on one occasion for impersonating an officer and arrested on two occasions for issuing worthless checks.
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On the same date [REDACTED] Tennessee National Guard, Nashville, Tennessee, advised his records disclosed WILLIAM ALLEN JONES served with the U. S. Navy from 8/13/51 to 3/24/53 under NSN 2973096. JONES received a physical disability discharge and was last assigned to Fleet Aircraft SRO Squadron 7, U.S. Navy Air Station, San Diego, California.
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On 2/4/72 [REDACTED] Tennessee, advised the Nashville Parachute Club has not jumped at that air park for more than one year [REDACTED] stated the parachute club now jumps at Springfield, Tennessee, and that [REDACTED] Nashville, Tennessee, has been [REDACTED] for some
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On the same date [REDACTED] Tennessee, advised he was [REDACTED] of the Nashville Parachute Club and served [REDACTED]
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DB COOPER-49225
MK 164-78
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was displayed an artist's conception of DAN COOPER and advised the artist's conception in no way resembles WILLIAM ALLEN JONES known to him as Bill Jones.
[REDACTED] related that BILL JONES has only had about 10 jumps and JONES is not a good parachutist. [REDACTED] believes that JONES lacks the experience to be responsible for this hijacking and JONES knows nothing about aircraft.
[REDACTED] is of the opinion that the person responsible for captioned hijack was an extremely experienced parachutist and this individual is probably also a pilot. Many years ago when [REDACTED] was in the military stationed on the west coast he did a great deal of parachute jumping. During the time he met a man whose name he cannot recall from Spokane, Washington, or near Spokane, Washington. He recalls that this man was a very experienced jumper; known by parachute clubs up and down the west coast and he fully recalls that this man was an experienced pilot. He described this man as follows:
Race White Sex Male Age Approximately 45 Hair Dark brown Height 6' Build Slender
In 1968 [REDACTED] learned that this man had "cracked up" and was now in a wheel chair. However, he heard that this man was making some "water jumps." [REDACTED] is of the opinion that the artist's conception of DAN COOPER very much resembles this experienced jumper from Spokane, Washington, whose name he cannot recall.
[REDACTED] says he has a number of magazines in his residence and he believes he might be able to find a photograph of this unknown man.
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DB COOPER-49226
ME 164-78
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On 2/18/72 [REDACTED] advised he was unable to locate the name or a photograph of the experienced jumper from the Spokane, Washington, area, however, he is positive that an inquiry among parachute jumping enthusiasts in the Spokane, Washington, area would identify this man.
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SEATTLE
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AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. If feasible, display photograph of WILLIAM ALLEN JONES to appropriate witnesses.
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AT SPOKANE, WASHINGTON. Will make inquiry among parachute jumping enthusiasts in an effort to identify an experienced jumper and pilot, resembling the artist's conception of hijacker, and who was making "water jumps" in 1968 because of a disabling accident.
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DB COOPER-49227
Serials: 164-2111, ME 164-78, MK 164-78, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-2376