Ground radio teletype log, Flight 305 hijacking, 11/24-25/71
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-110:091-108 Document: Ground radio teletype log, Flight 305 hijacking, 11/24-25/71 Id: Cooper-Part-110:091-108 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-110%3A091-108 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. 91–108 (DB Cooper-383–400), Teletype, dated 24 Nov 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-110%3A091-108
11/24 OI 305 OUT PDX 2253/2258 ETA SEA 2336 18.5 RB KC2307CK
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11/24 OI 305 PSGR ADV IS HIHAKING ENRTE TO EA STEW HAS BEEN HANDED NOTE REQST 2HND THSD AND KNAPSACK BY 5PM SEA THIS AFTNN WANST 2 BAK PAK PARACHUTES WANTS MONEY IN NEGOTBL AMERICAN CURRNCY DENONMINATION OF BILLS NOT IMPORATANT HAS BOMB IN BRIEF CASE AND ILL USE IT IF ANYTHING IS DONE TO BLOCK HIS REQUEST ENRTE TO SEA KC2313CK
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1124 11/24 OI 305 AFTR LANDG IN SEA REQ NO ONE MEET ACFT TO HINDER DO NOT WANT ANY FBI AGENTS OR ANYONE TO EET ACFT WILL PARK ACFT OTHER THAN GATE DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO PRCH CFT FROM ANY DIRECTNS WIL ADV LATER INSTRCTNS DO NOT WANT ANY EQUIP AT ACFT R KC2315CK
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11/24 OI 305 ADV THE PSGR THAT IS HIJACKING THE FLT BRDD AT PDX MSPXR 2320CK
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DB Cooper-383
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11/24 01
305 APRCHG LOFALL INTSXN ON 307 DEG DRL SEA WILBE HLDG TIL SUCH TIME AS THE MONEY AND PARACHUTES ARE AVBL WIL REQ FUEL TRUCK TO BE STANDG BY ALSO GRND VECHICLE TO TAKE THE PSGRS OFF AND RETURN THEM TO TRMNL RB 3:26 PM, PST KC2326CK
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11 240 305 THE INDVDL IS NOT IN THE COKPIT SO IF COMP WANNTS TO TALK TO US ITS OK RB 3:44 PM, PST KC2344CK
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11 240. 305 AS SOON AS HIS DEMANDS ARE MET.HE WILL RELS THE PSGRS HE ALSO REQST MEALS FOR THE CRW UT FUTURE DSTN NOT YET ADVZD MSPO R 305 NAME OF MAN UNKNOW ABT 6FT 1 INCH HIGH BLACK AIR ARXXX AGE ABT 50.WHGT 175 LBS BRDD AT PDX MSP FLT OPNS OK 3:54 PM, PST KC2354CK
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11 2401 SEADD -ARE IN CTC WITH LOCAL BANK AND ARRANGING FOR THE MONEY ND WILL HAVE THE TWO CHEST PACKS SOON ALREADY HAVE THE TWO BACK PACKS 305 R WIL ADV PSGRS HAVE HAD SLIGHT MECHCL DIFF WIL NOT ADV THE REAL NATURE OF THE PROBLEM YET SEADD R 3:57 PM, PST KC2357CK
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- 90 - DB Cooper-384
11/24 OL 305 DID NOT ADV ATC OF THIS PROBLEM REQ SEADD ADV ATC OF OUR PROBLEM THEY TREATING US OK MSP· RB 3:58 PM, PST KC2358CK
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11/24 OL MSP FLT OPNS SUGGEST U SQUAWK 3100 NOW 305 R WILDO 3:59 PM, PST KC2359CK
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11/25 OL SEADD EVERYTHING REQSTD SHUD BE AVBL AT 1700 305 R WIL TAKE I SOONER IF AVBL SEADD 4 305 THE HIJAKER IS ADVIZING THAT IFNTHING TO HINDER THINGS WIL DEF IGNITE THE BOMB HAVE 6 CREW MEMBERS ABRD SEADD R 4:12 PM, PST KC0012CK
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11/25 OL SEADD DO U KNOW WHERE HE WANTS TO GO AFTR REQUEST MADE AND REFUELD 305 NEG HAVE ASK HIM ONCE AND SO NOT WANT TO ASK HIM AGAIN SEADDCAM BRING OUT THE MANUALS TO ALASKA IF U THINK SO 305 WUD SUGGEST WAIT TO SEE WHERE HE WANTS TO GO SEADD R 4:14 PM, PST KC0014CK
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DB Cooper-385
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11/25 OL 305 L3 Lt 2485 305 HE HAS WRITTEN OUT HIS REQ WHEN WE HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED ON FIEL . FUELING TO COMMENC ON ENC SHUTPDOWN . AT APPROX SAME TIME THE MONEY IS TO BE BROUGHT TO CDT XXX CDFT THE AXXX INDVDL WHO HAS THE MONEY SHUD HXXX MAKE HIMSELF KNOWN THE STEW WILL COME DOWN AND MEET THE INDIVIDUAL WITH MONEY BUT DO NOT COME ON ACFT TIL LTR ADVZD PSGRS WILL BE ALLOWED TO DEPLANE AFTR THAT 4:16 PM, PST KCO016CK 11/25 OL .MSP.FLT OPS ADV HIJAK MONEY ON WAY CUMIN FROM DOWNTOWN SEA BANK BE THERE APPROXP 5PM ALL OTHR REQ WIL BE HONERD 5PI WIL USE [REDACTED] AS COURIER SAS XXX AS THE COURIER TO BRING THE MONEY ND THE CHUTES 305 R MSP FLT OPNS . DONT WANT ANYONE ELSE BUT [REDACTED] TO GO OUT THERE AND BE THE COURIER ONLY ONE TO GO TO HE ACFT 305 R . 4:24 PM, PST KC0024CK
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11/25 OL
11/25 OL 305 HE UNDERSTAND THE MESSAGE AND OPEN TO ANY NR OF VEHICHLES AS NEEDED AS LONG AS NO FUNNY STUFF MSP FLT OPNS R 305 R JUS NORML APRCH TO ACFT BY OTHER. VEHICHLES IS OK MSP FLT OPNS R 4:38 PM, PST KC0038CK
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b6 b7C
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DB Cooper-386
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11/25 ⊕↓ EPT HS SAYS AGAIN TO HAVE FUELING TO BEGIN AS SOON AS ACFT HAS COME TO STOP CQN ABV IS FLT 305 .. MSP R 4:39 PM, PST KC0039CK
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11/25 ⊕↓ MSP FLT OPNS DO NOT HAVE UR UNIFORM ON WHEN U GO O PLANE [REDACTED] SEA OK JUST HAVE A TAN RAINCOAT AND SLACKS 305 R 4:40 PM, PST KC0040CK
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11/25 ⊕↓ MSPP FLT OPNS THE PSGR THAT BRDD AT PDX HAD PREVS ARREST FOR DRUKENESS. B05 R KC0045CK 305 R 4:45 PM, PST
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11/25 ⊕↓ MSP OPNS MR NYROP ADV ALL POLICE AND FBI THAT NO ACTION IS TO BE TAKEN ON THEIR PART [REDACTED] ALSO TO BE MADE AWARE OF THAT FACT 305 RB 4:51 PM, PST ·KC0051CK
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b6 b7C DB Cooper-387
11/25 O+ [REDACTED] WAITING FOR THE CHUTES FROM MCCHORD HAVE MONEY WITH [REDACTED] AND ASS SOON AS THE CHUTES ARRIVE WILL BE EADY TO GO TO ACFT NOW LEAVING SEADD THE MONEY IS AT LOAD CONTROL 305 R 4:53 PM, PST KC0053CK
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11/25 O+ 305 WILL MAKE APRCH NOW THE AREA SHUD BE SECLUDED BUT LIGHTED AREA TO PARK SEAD D NO KLXXX LITES IN THAT AREA BUT WILL CHK FOR LITES 305 R 4:55 PM, PST KC0055CK
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11/25O+ SEADD [REDACTED] TALKING NO LITES IN THAT AREA HE WANTS TO PARK ASK HIM IF OK TO PARK IN A LIGHTED AREQA 305 R WIL ASK HIM 4:58 PM, PST KC0058CK
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b6 b7C
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DB Cooper-388
11/25 OL SEADD [REDACTED] STATE PATROL BRING THE CHUTES TO APRT NOT TRYING IN NO WAY TO STALL HI M 305 R AS SOON AS WE STOP WANT S THE FUEL TO START AND STEW WTO GO OUT AND PICK UP THEP . MONEY THEN PSGRS CAN DEPLANE NO ONE ELSO TO COME ON BOARD MONEY BEING PICKED UP FROM MORE THAN ONE BANK DONT HOLD ALL THE MONEY YET BUT IT HAS BEEN PICKED UP AND IS ON WAY 305 R HIS REQ FOR PARKING CUMIN UP NOW 5:01 PM, PST KC0101CK
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11/25 OL 305 OK TO USE LIGHTED AREA ROLL 00 16R TAKE RITE TURN OR CAN STAY RITE ON RNWY IF WANT TO SEADD [REDACTED] R 305 WILL PLAY IT BY EAR ON IN SEADD R 5:04 PM, PST KC0104CK
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11/25 OL 305 MUST HAVE MONEY FUEL TRUCK AND STAIRS AS SOON AS WE LAND SEADD O WIL CHK IT 305 R 5:05 PM, PST KC0105CK
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.11/25 OL SEADD [REDACTED] MONEY IS AT APRT ITNIXXX ITHIN CQN WITHIN NEST TEN MINS SHUD HAVE THE TWO OTHER CHUTES 305 R 5:07 PM, PST KC0107CK
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b6 b7C
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DB Cooper-389
11/2501
305 OK TO HAVE THE MAPS AND CHARTS AVBL AT ACFT AFTR WE LAND SEADD OK WIL HAVE A AND B CHARTS WHICH ARE INTNTNL CHARTS MSP FLT OPNS TAKE THE WOLE SET OF CFARXXX. CRAFT MAPS WITH YOU SEADD R KCO11GCK
5:16 PM, PST
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11 2501
305 HE GETTING VERY IMPATIENT FOR THE CHUTES WILHV TO COME UP WITH THEM PRETTY QUICK SEADD THE CHUTES SHUD BE HERE ANY MINUTE NOW AS SOON AS ARV WILL PIC K THEM UP AND BE ON WAY 305 HE HAS INQUIRED 3 TIMES NOW ABOUT THE CHUTES HE IS NOT ACCEPTING THE FACT THAT THEY ARE NOT AVBL LOCALLY SEADD R ASSURE HIM TIS SO KCO122CK
5:22 PM, PST
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DB Cooper-390
11/25 ↓ SEADD [REDACTED] HAVE THE 2 BAK PAKS AND HAVE THE MONEY IF CAN LAND NOW WXXX AND COME BACK AND GET THE TWO CHUTES WHEN EHEY ARRIVE AND LET PSGRS OFF ETC WIL DO 305 R WILCHK 5:25 PM, PST KC0125CK
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11/25 ↓ 305 HE FULLY AWARE THAT TCM IS 20 MI AWAY SEADD [REDACTED] THE CHUTES ARE HERE NOW AND WILL PICK UP THE MONY AND OTHERPACKS AND BE ON MY WAY 305 JUS A MIN 5:26 PM, PST KC0126CK
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11/25 ↓ SEADD EVERYTING HAS ARVD AND [REDACTED] IS ON WAY WITH ALL OF IT 305 WILL EGIN OUR DSNT NOW SEADD R 5:30 PM, PST KC0130CK
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11/25 ↓ MSP FLT OPS DONT HURRY O MUCH SO ALL OW ACFT TO GET OUT THERE 305 R 5:30 PM, PST KC0130CK
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11/25 ↓ MSP FLT OPNS CQN DONT HURRY TO MUCH MUST AL ALLOW THE ACFT TO GET THERE FIRST SEADD R 5:31 PM, PST KC0131CK
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b6 b7C
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DB Cooper-391
11/25 001 305 ABT 5 MI OUT ON FINAL SEADD R EVERYTING IS READY FOR UR ARVL 305 R 5:37 PM, PST KC0137CK
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011/25 MSP FLT OPNS ANY WORK YET SEADD THE FLT IS ON GRND AND THEY AREP MAKING PREPARATIONS TO HOOK UP THE UELING TRUCK THE HIJACKER IS IN THE LAV ND THINK WIL STAY THERE OR A WHILE 5:47 PM, PST KCO+47CK
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11 2501 305 WE HAVE INSTRCTNS FROM THE INDVDL WANTS NR1 GG TO MEXICO CITY 2 TO FLY WITH GEAR DOWN ND FLAPS AT 15 EGDEG AFTR UNDERWAY ALL LITHGHTS TO BE TURND OUT IN ACFT CANNOT LAND IN US FOR FUEL OR OTHER REASON NO CREW MEMBER IS TO GO AFT OF F C CURTAIN MSP FLT OPNS R EVEN IF FULL TANKS U CANNOT LAND IN MEXICO CITY
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305 R HHBVEXXX AFT PSGR LOADING DOOR WILL BE OPEN AND WILL REMAIN IN THAT POSN AND AFT STAIRS TO BE LWRD AFTR TKOFF MSP FLT OPNS THE DRAG WIL BE SUCH THAT U CANNOT MAKE MEXICAN BORDER EVEN WITH AFT STAIRS UP 305 R WIL HAVE TO NEGOTIATE WITH HIM AD WIL HAVE TO STOP FOR FUEL GIRLS NOT OFF YET SR GIRL STATION ON AFT SIDE OF COKPIT IN HER ST REMAINING SEATED 2ND GIRL IN FWD R ST IN C SXN TOLD NOT TO GET UP 3RD GIRL IS INTERMEDIARLY AND SITTING IXXXX WITH THE INDIVIDUAL MSP FLT OPNS THE PLANE IS OPERABLE WITH THE AFT STAIRS XTENDED
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305 R MSP FLT OPNS JUST CANNOT MAKE IT WITH THE FLAPS DOWN GUESS CAN GO ONLY TWO TO 2 AND A HALF HOURS AFXXX AS FAR AS CAN GO THAT WUD BE FRISCO UNDER THAT DRAG CONDTN 305 WILL TALK TO HIM AGAIN 6:21 PM, PST KC0221CK - 98 -
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DB Cooper-392
11/[25] [down-arrow]
91 AER 08970 305 ADVZD RANGE LMTNTNS AND HE ADV WILL ACCPT OUR WORD QUESTIONS IF CAN MAKE PHOENIX UNDER THOSE CONDTNS MSP FLT OPNS R RECHECKING ON THAT NOW MITE MAKE PHOENIX BUT ITS QUESTIONABLE 305 R WILL TALK TO HIM AGAIN MSP FLT OPNS RANGE LMTD ABT 2 HOURS ABILITY TO JUMP OUT OF A 707 WITH A PARACHUTE ON IS NIL 305 R WIL TALK TO HIM AGAIN 6:25 PM, PST . KC0225CK
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11 25[down-arrow] 305 HAV NOXXX NEGOTD RLS OF 2 GIRLS LVG ANY MOMENT 3RD GIRL TO STAY ITH ACFT WANTS HER TO MANIPULATE STAIRS FOR HIM AFTR PLANE AIRBORNE HAVE TRIED TO TELL HIM INXXX UNAM OPRTE STAIRS TO LWRD AFTR TKOFF TRYING TO GET HIM TO LET US LWR STAIRS PARTLLY FOR TKOFF MSP FLT OPNS DONT KNOW OF ANY WAY TO LOCK STAIRS IN INTMTDE POSN 305 R WIL TALK TO HIM AGAIN 6:38 PM, PST KC0238CK
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11/25 [down-arrow] 305 READING PROPOSED PRDR SAYS STAIRS WIL OPEN ABT 20 EG A 120 KTS IS THAT ENUF FOR AN INDVDL TO ESCAPE ACFT MSP WITH HIM ON STAIRS WILL PPENXXX OPEN POSSBLY FOR HIM TO ET OUT TO GET OUT REMAIN UNPRESSRZD BE LANDING CONFIG WITH FLAPS SLOW TO ERTL SPEED BEFORE TRY TO EXTEND STAIRS CQN SLOW TO THRSHOLD SPEED TRY WITH EITHER GEAR UP AND IF UNABLE THEN TRY WITH GEAR DOWN . 6:40 PM, PST KC0240CK
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11/25 [down-arrow] 120 . IN BZN 0209/0213 N D [down-arrow] 120 OUT BZN 0234/0237 ETA BIL 0309 19000 6:42 PM, PST KC0242RG FROM BZN OPS
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DB Cooper-393
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11 250↓ 305 OTHER TWO GIRLS LVG ACFT MSP R 6:44 PM, PST KC0244CK
11/250↓ XXXXXXMZP O↓ MSP FLT OPS HAVE NO CNTRL PROBLEM WHEN XTNDD MAY BE SUM SLITE PITCHUP BUT. ERY CNTRLLBL PLANE HAS BEEN FLOWN THIS WAY HAVE LARGE BOXES OF 2 TO 3HND LBS THRU THE DOOR IN THIS CONFIG MUST BE DOWN WITH LANDING FLAPS SPEED NOT TO CRITCCL ANY FLAT POSN BTWN 5 AND 40 AND SPEED TO 120 KTS DONT HAVE ANGE YET BUT WORKING ON IT 305 R FIRST TRUCK WAS NOT FULL 2ND TRUCK CUMIN UP AND REQSTD 3RD TRUCK TO STANDY THE 3RD GIRL IS STILL WITH HIM HE INSISTS SHE STAY WITH HIM THE OTHER 2 GIRLS HAVE LEFT THE ACFT 305 R WHOLE CREW IS STILL IN COKPIT DOR IS CRACKED THE ONE GIRL IS
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MSP R 305 HE SEEMS TO BE INSISTENT WITH STAIRS IN 1 DEG MSP IMPOSS TO TKOFF WITH STAIRS XTNDD BUT FULL UTXXX UP 305 R WANTS GIRL TO INITIATE STAIRS AFTR TKOFF SHUD WE TIE HER DOWN TO STRUCTURE MSP R AGOOD IDEA TO TIE HER TO ACFT 305 R 6:59 PM, PST KC0259CK
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b6 b7C
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DB Cooper-394
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11/25 ①↓ 305 SEEM TO HAVE FIXXX DIF WITH FUEL TRUCKS 2ND TRUCK PULLING AWAY HAVE ONLY 26T LBS CQN 24T FOB SO FAR NOT SURE IF HAVE PROBLEM WITH FUELING VALVE ON ACFT OR WITH THE TRUCKS MSP R UNAB ADV RE THIS BUT TRY THE 3RD TRUCK 305 R 7:01 PM, PST KC0301CK
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11/25 ①↓ MSP FLT OPS PRELI M RANGE INFO SEA·MEX 22HND MILES WITH GEAR DOWN PROBLY [guess: 1THSD] MILES MAX SEA RENO WUD BE MUCH MORE REASONABLE PLAN IF CAN ARRANGE SEA PHX MITE BE POSBL BUT THAT HIGHLY DOUBTFUL RENO MAKES A BETTER CHOICE FOR A WISE HIJAKER 305. R MSP FLT OPS WITH GEAR DOWN AND FLAPS AT 15 DEG AND DOOR DOWN . ADV IHIM CANNOT TAKOFF WITH DOOR DOWN 305 R 7:05 PM, PST KC0305CK
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DB Cooper-395
11/25 OL 305 ADVZD HIE RANGE LIMITNS RCPTS SACCPIG SEA RENO AS FIRS STOP FOR FUEL ALMOST TOPPEED OFF WITH UEL ABT 5HND LBS REMAING TO BE PUMPED MST R SEA RENO IS ABT 5HND MILES WILL ND OTHER STOPS OF ABOUT THAT LEG OF 5 TO 6HND MILES 305 R WIL PLAN RENO FIRST STOP MSP R A SECOND STOP YUMA ARIZONA ITS 87 MILES ON 076 RDL OF SAN DIEGO THE SECOND VOR ON THE NR2 SIDE OF SAN DIEGO AND THE DISTANCE 120 MILES INSTED OF 87 .8<3 MILES 305 R FUEL TRUCK LEFT STAIRS REMOVED WILHV LEAVE AREA AND FWD DOOR HAS BEEN CLOSED HE HAS AGREED TO LET US TKOFF WITH STAIRS IN FULL URXXX UPRITE POSN AND HE HAS JUST CALLED AND SAID GOXXX TO GET THE PLANE ON THE ROAD MSP R WIL ADV U MORE 305 R 7:22 PM, PST KC0322CK
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11/25 OL 305 GRND CNTRL ADV MOCA TO RENO IS 15THSD MSP R 7:25 PM, PST KD0325CK 305 WIL BE UNPRESSRZD HE XXX AND HE HAS SAD WE MUST STAY.ELOWXXX BELOW WUL GO XXX WUD SUGGEST GO VIA COAST THEN BAK ON ROUTE MSP R 305 WIL POSITION FOR TKOFF 7:27 PM, PST KC0327CK
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11/25 OL BSP TAIL RAMP WILHV TO BE RETRACTD FOR LANDING 305 R MSP IT WOULD PREVENT ANY SUBSEQUENT TKOFF IF U LANDD WITH DOOR DOWN 305 R 7:33 PM, PST KC0333CK
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11/25 OL 22 ONEILL 32/370 ETA MSP 0420 -60 WINDS 305 SLASH 85 7:34 PM PST KD 0334KN
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b6 b7C
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DB Cooper-396
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11/25OL MSP FLT OPS 305 OUT SEA 14 MILES ON V23 OUT SEA HE IS TRYING TO GET THE DOOR W DOWN STEW IS WITH US HE CANNOT GET THE STAIRS DOWN WE NOW HAVE AN AFT STAIR LITE ON MSP FLT OPS R 7:42 PM, PST KC0342CK
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11/25 OL
305 STILL AT 7THSD FT 19 DME S V23 DUNNO NO COMMS WITH HIM BUT HAVE AN AFT STAIR LITE MSP FLT OPNS AFTR WHILE SOMEONE WIL HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK BACK TO SEE IF HE IS OUT OF ACFT 305 R MSP IF HAVE CONT ANY DISTANCE IN THAT CONFIG 170 IS UR INDCTD OPTIMUM SPEED 305. R 7:45 PM, PST .KC0345CK . 11/25 OL MSP FLT OPNS HAVE PDX REDFBLUFF AND MEFXXX MEDFORD AS ALTNTS 305 R SEADD R HAVE.THE WEA HERE. MSP FLT OPNS IS IT GENRLLY GOOD SEADD ITS FOG AND HAZE MSP FLT OPNS WIL GET IT HERE 7:46 PM, PST KC0346CK
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11/25 OL 305 HLDG 160 INDCTD WHICH IS APPROX 5 KTS ABV THE BUG HLDG 7THSD FT INDCTD 160 FUEL FLO IS 4TXXX RTXXX .RTHNDXXXX 45HND MSP FLT OPNS OK U WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO RENO IN THAT CONFIG UNLESS HE IS GONE 305 R MSP R 170 KTS INDCTD AND HIER THE CABIN IS THE BETTER IF U GUYS HAVE MAKS ON 305 R 7:48 PM, PST KC0348CK
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DB Cooper-397
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11/25 OL 305 GG TO 15DEG AND BEGINNING OUR CLIMB MSP R KC0348CK
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7:48 PM, PST
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11/25OL MSP FLT OPS AS SOON AS REASONBLY SURE TH E MAN HAS LEFT THE QUICKER U CAN LAND 305 R [REDACTED] SAID HE APPARENTLY HAS THE KNAPSACK AROUND HIM AND THINKS HE WILL ATTEMPT A JUMP MSP FLT OPS R AFTR LVG THIS FREQ GO TO 131.8 WE HAVE DIRECT PHONE. PATCH THERE 305 R KC0354CK
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7:54 PM, PST
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11/25 OL MSP FLT OPS HAVE STEW DESCRIBE TO U THE BRIEF CASE CONTENTS UNDERSTAND RED DYNAMITE STICKS WIRE AND BATTERY 305 STEW IN BRF CASE LEFT CONRNER HAD 8 STICKES OF KXXX DYNAMITE ABT 6 INCHES LONG AND 1 INCH IN DIAMTR TWO ROWS OF THEM THEN A WIRE OUT OF THERE THEN A BATT LITE A FLASHLITE BATT ONLY AS STHIK AS MY ARM. AND 8 INCHES LONG MSP R KC0357CK
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7:57 PM, PST
11/25 OL MSP FLT OPS WHT IS ALTDE 305 NOW AT 15THSD INDCTD 160 FUEL FLOW 4000 15 DEG FLAP GEAR DOWN CQN WILL STAY AT IXX TEN THSD TIL HE HAS LEFT MSP FLT OPS R KC0401CK
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8:01 PM, PST KC0401CK
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11/25 OL MSP FLT OPNS NO TERRAIN XCEES 8THSD ON THAT RTE THEN HAVE TO GO TO TEN FIVE OR ELEVEN BTWN RED BLUFF AND RENO IF U HAVE TO GO THAT FAR 305 R KC0402CK
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DB Cooper-398
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- 104 -
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b6 b7c
11/25 OL 305 TTL AIR TEMP MINUS 7 DEG MACH METER NO· INDCTN MSP FLT OPNS OK THE MACH METER WOND INDTE TIL U GET HIER 305 R 8:03 PM, PST KC0403CK
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11/25OL 305 HAVE ATTMPTD 2 OCCNS TO MAKE·CTC WITH INDVDL HE DID NOT APXXX EPLY DID NOT REPLY THEN P A SYSTEM AND HE SAID EVRYTHING IS OK MSP FLT OPS OK 8:05 PM, PST KC0405CK
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PORTLAND
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11/25 OL MSP FLT OPNS MEDFORD IS BEST CHOICE.SHORT OF RENO AND RENO MAY ECOME A IT TITE 305 R 8:06 PM, PST · KC0406CK
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11/25 OL 305 CHK MANUALS DONT HAVE MEDFORD APRCHP PLATES MSP R WILHV IT FOR U IF WE HAVE A COMM PROBLEM THE TWR WILL GUIDE IT THRU IT 305 R 8:09 PM, PST KC0409CK
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DB Cooper-399
SEADD EXXX WE GAVE HIME PLATES FOR ALL OF IT 305 R FOUND IT
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11/25 ①↓ MSP FLT OPS RENO LOLKS BETTER AS TIME ·GOES BY HAS 25T OVC 12 MILES N WIND .15 GUSTY 305 R 8:10 PM, PST KC0410CK
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11/25 ①↓ 305 GETTING SOME OSCLLTNS IN THE CABIN / MUS BE DOING SOMETHING WITH AIR STAIRS MSP FLT OPS R 8:12 PM, PST KC0412CK
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11/25 ①↓ 305 CALLED MSP FLT OPNS GO TO 131.8 SEADD HE IS ALREADY ON THAT FREQ MSP R WE ON HE PHONE WND WILL BE TALING TO HIM SHORTLY SEADD R 8:20 PM, PST KC0420CK
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11/25 ①↓ 57 BY BIL 0413/350 OAT -58 C-S [guess: BSR] GEG 0530 SHIP 377 NO MNTNC MSP GAVE 0400Z OBS 8:24 PM, PST KD0424 KN
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DB Cooper 400
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106
Serials: 91 AER 08970