SAC Seattle to SAC Oklahoma City re NORJAK suspect William Franklin Crane and flying instructor lead
Document date 26 June 1972
Also filed at: Part 26 pp. 460–462 · Part 113 pp. 9–11
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-111:287-289 Document: Airtel SAC Seattle to SAC Oklahoma City re NORJAK suspect William Franklin Crane and flying instructor lead Id: Cooper-Part-111:287-289 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-111%3A287-289 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 111 pp. 287–289 (DB Cooper-50680–50682), Airtel, dated 26 Jun 1972, serial SE 164-81-3627 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-111%3A287-289
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6/26/72
AIRTEL AIRMAIL
TO : SAC, OKLAHOMA CITY
FROM : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: Seattle
On June 26, 1972, [redacted] [redacted] Renton, Washington, provided the following infor- mation:
She is presently in the midst [redacted] [redacted] WILLIAM FRANKLIN CRANE. She went on to state that she and [redacted] approximately [redacted] During that period of time Mr. CRANE arrived home no later than 7 p.m. every night.
On November 24, 1971, the date of captioned incident, Mr. CRANE did not arrive home until 10 p.m. CRANE did not give [redacted] any explanation for his late arrival from work. CRANE remained at home on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1971, and left for work at his normal time on November 26, 1971. At approximately 7 p.m. on November 26, 1971, [redacted] received what she believes to be a long distance telephone call from [redacted] in which he stated that he would be home late because he had to pick up a friend at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
When Mr. CRANE finally arrived home on November 26, 1971, he had with him an individual named [redacted] (LNU). [redacted] [redacted] noticed that both [redacted] had large amounts of mud on their shoes and looked as if they had been involved in some type of physical activity. She is not certain what [redacted] was wearing, however, she believes that it was not a business suit. When [redacted] arrived they removed [redacted] luggage from [redacted] automobile
2 - Oklahoma City 2 - Seattle JTS:set (4)
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SUSP # 422
DB COOPER-50680 duo. 422 164-81-3627
SE 164-81
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however, they were very adamant about leaving one dark attache case in the trunk of the car. [REDACTED] spent the night at the [REDACTED] residence and the next morning CRANE advised [REDACTED] that he had sold his private aircraft to [REDACTED] CRANE went on to state that [REDACTED] would be leaving the Seattle area that morning and would fly the plane to Oklahoma City where he was an instructor at a flying club. [REDACTED] left Seattle at approximately 10 a.m. on November 27, 1971.
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[REDACTED] stated that shortly after this, Mr. CRANE began acting more nervous than usual. He became easily irritated and grew very short of temper. This condition lasted until the [REDACTED] finally separated a few months later.
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[REDACTED] provided the following description of her husband:
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Name WILLIAM FRANKLIN CRANE Race White Sex Male Date of Birth 1/28/25 Height 6'1" Weight 170-180 Hair Black Eyes Brown Characteristics Wears glasses Employment Owns Autobahn, Inc., 3901 NE 4th, Renton, Washington; has interest in Aviation Enterprises, Bellevue Air Field, Bellevue, Washington; Owned and operated a biplane with side [REDACTED] which [REDACTED]
Military experience Ex-paratrooper
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[REDACTED] described the other individual as follows:
Name [REDACTED] (LNU) Race White Sex Male
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DB COOPER-50681
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b6 b7C
SE 164-81
Height 5'10" Weight 180 Age 40 Hair Brown Occupation Employed as an instructor at a flying club in Oklahoma City
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LEADS
OKLAHOMA CITY At Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1. Will contact local flying clubs in an effort to locate [REDACTED] (LNU) who reportedly is a flying instructor b6 and when located will interview him concerning his where- b7c abouts on November 24, 1971.
2. If efforts to locate [REDACTED] through flying clubs meet with negative results, will check records of FAA to determine if aircraft with side numbers [REDACTED] is registered to an individual in the Oklahoma City area.
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SEATTLE At Bellevue, Washington
Will contact authorities at Bellevue Air Field con- cerning any information they may have on CRANE's aircraft.
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DB COOPER-50682
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Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3627