Minneapolis to Seattle, Portland, Las Vegas, Philadelphia re feasibility of hiding behind aircraft inspection panels
This copy: Part 13 pp. 127–128Also filed at Part 65 pp. 59–60 (primary)
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Minneapolis to Seattle re aft stairway inspection panels of hijacked aircraft
— revised to match this copy’s own text.
Document date 3 December 1971
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-13:127-128 Document: Teletype Minneapolis to Seattle re aft stairway inspection panels of hijacked aircraft Id: Cooper-Part-13:127-128 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-13%3A127-128 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 13 pp. 127–128 (DB Cooper-2934–2935), Teletype, dated 3 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-571 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-13%3A127-128
NR003 MP PLAIN 237PM URGENT 12-3-71 MAM TO SEATTLE (164-91) PORTLAND (164-41) LAS VEGAS (164-62) PHILADELPHIA
FROM MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) 2P
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UNKNOWN SUBJECT; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR LAST. CAA DASH HIJACKING; EXTOPTION. OO: SEATTLE.
RE SEATTLE TELEPHONE CALL TO MINNEAPOLIS DECEMBER TWO LAST.
NORTHWEST AIRLINES, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, ADVISED THAT THE HIJACKED AIRCRAFT IS NOW BEING UTILIZED COMMERCIALLY BY THE AIRLINE AND ITS FIRST OVERNIGHT STOP WILL BE AT SEATTLE ON DECEMBER FOUR NEXT. THE AIRCRAFT IS ARRIVING AS FLIGHT SEVEN THREE FIVE AT FIVE DASH TWENTYSIX PM SEATTLE TIME AND WILL BE IN SEATTLE OVERNIGHT. FURTHER ADVISED IN HIS TECHNICAL OPINION IT WOULD BE ALMOST END PAGE ONE
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[guess: Las Vegas] [guess: Advise] [guess: them]
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164-81-571 SEARCHED......INDEXED...... SERIALIZED....FILED.... DEC 06 1971 FBI - SEATTLE
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DB Cooper-2934
PAGE TWO IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYONE TO ENTER THE PANELS WHILE THE AIRCRAFT IS IN FLIGHT INASMUCH AS THE STAIRS HAVE TO BE FULLY DESCENDED BEFORE THE PANELS CAN BE ENTERED. HE STATED IT WOULD BE REMOTELY POSSIBLE TO ENTER EITHER OF THE PANELS BUT IS NOT VERY FEASIBLE. AS YOU FACE TOWARDS THE COCKPIT THE PANEL ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAS AMPLE ROOM FOR TWO AVERAGE SIZE INDIVIDUALS. THE PANEL ON THE LEFT SIDE HAS LESS ROOM BUT COULD ACCOMMODATE ONE PERSON. SEATTLE IS REQUESTED TO EXAMINE AIRCRAFT AFTER ARRIVAL AS FLIGHT SEVEN THREE FIVE. ARMED AND DANGEROUS. P.
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FBI SEATTLE CLP
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DB Cooper-2935
Serials: IP 164-62, MP 164-73, PD 164-41, SD 164-91, SE 164-81-571