Insert re procurement of four parachutes for hijacker; Earl Cossey, Seattle Sky Sports
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Id: Cooper-Part-110:229-230
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 110 pp. 229–230 (DB Cooper-521–522), Report — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-110%3A229-230
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[REDACTED] Northwest Airlines (NWA) [REDACTED] Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac), advised that he talked with [REDACTED] of Pacific Aviation at Boeing Field, Seattle, in order to secure parachutes to furnish to the hijacker in this matter. He stated that two parachutes were obtained through [REDACTED] these two parachutes being back pack parachutes. He stated that two chest pack parachutes which were also furnished to the hijacker, were obtained from [REDACTED] of Seattle Sky Sports at Issaquah, Washington. He stated that these two chest pack parachutes were transported to Sea- Tac by the Washington State Patrol.
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[REDACTED] Pacific Aviation, Boeing Field, Seattle, advised that the two back pack parachutes which were furnished to Northwest Airlines were obtained from a [REDACTED] Hayden Manufacturing Company at Renton, Washington.
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[REDACTED] Hayden Manufacturing Company, Renton, advised that two back pack parachutes which were his property, were furnished to Northwest Airlines. He stated that he called a taxi cab in Kent, Washington, and had the taxi cab deliver the parachutes to Boeing Flight Service, Seattle. He described the two back pack parachutes as:
1. Civilian luxury type, tan soft cotton material outside, 26 foot white canopy inside. The parachute inside is a military parachute. The parachute has a foam pad cushion and a fray mark down the rib on the back from rubbing on metal.
2. A military back pack parachute, standard military olive drab green on outside, 28 foot white canopy on inside. He stated that this parachute also has a foam pad cushion.
He stated that both parachutes bore lead seals which had not been broken and it is possible that the seals may bear a confidential number, such as a rigger's number. He stated that both of his parachutes were assembled
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for him by Mr. EARL COSSEY, who works at Seattle Sky Sports at Issaquah, Washington, and has a telephone number of SU 3-0475. [REDACTED] stated he can positively identify both of his back pack parachutes.
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Serials: SE 164-81