Interview of Northwest Flight 305 stewardess re hijacker's demands and parachutes
This copy: Part 110 pp. 59–60Also filed at Part 14 pp. 258–260 (primary) · Part 64 pp. 176–178
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Interview of stewardess aboard hijacked aircraft re hijacker's demands
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Document date 7 December 1971
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-110:059-060 Document: FD-302 interview of stewardess aboard hijacked aircraft re hijacker's demands Id: Cooper-Part-110:059-060 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-110%3A059-060 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 110 pp. 59–60 (DB Cooper-349–350), FD-302 interview, dated 7 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-110%3A059-060
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aircraft. She stated that the hijacker made his demands known in this order:
1) He wanted the money first 2) He wanted the people off the aircraft after the money was on board 3) He wanted parachutes and four crew meals 4) He wanted the plane completely re-fueled 5) He wanted maps
[REDACTED] could not remember what kind of maps the hijacker had requested.
During the flight, [REDACTED] advised that the hijacker wanted continued re-assurance that nothing was going to go wrong. After the plane landed and the passengers dis-embarked, [REDACTED] was on the telephone relaying the hijacker's demands to the captain of the aircraft.
[REDACTED] stated that the hijacker was good- natured during the flight.
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The hijacker then informed [REDACTED] to tell the other stewardesses and crew to remain on board. At this point, [REDACTED] stated that the pilots of the aircraft wanted the stewardesses to leave the plane. Once the stewardesses had successfully left the aircraft, [REDACTED] stated that the pilots had planned to get off the plane by jumping out through the cockpit. However, none of them did deplane because the hijacker could see them and they feared that he would set off the bomb that he had in his briefcase.
Then [REDACTED] went to the back of the plane and asked the hijacker if the stewardesses could go and he said "Whatever you girls would like." Then she and [REDACTED] another stewardess on board left the aircraft.
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[REDACTED] described the hijacker as a male Caucasian, olive complexion, age 38 to 45, 6' 1", 170 to 175 pounds, slim build, black hair, wavy, short and trimmed in the back. He wore no hat, and wore dark sunglasses with plastic frames which looked like prescription sunglasses. He wore a black trench-coat, white shirt and tie, and dark slacks. He wore no gloves and was soft-spoken and had no accent. He had no visible scars or marks.
[REDACTED] advised that the briefcase which the hijacker carried on board with him was in the window seat next to him and that he was sitting in the middle seat with the stewardess, [REDACTED] on his left. She stated that he had his right hand inside the briefcase at all times. At one point
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during the hijacking, [REDACTED] noticed that one of the parachutes that had been brought on board had been unpacked and she asked the hijacker if he had taken the parachute apart and he replied Yes.
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Serials: SE 164-81