Interview of male subject contacted at Sandy Hut Bar and Restaurant
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Interview of man at Sandy Hut Bar and Restaurant, Portland
Interviewed 29 December 1971Dictated 29 December 1971
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 18 pp. 183–184 (DB Cooper-5516–5517), FD-302 interview, interviewed 29 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-18%3A183-184
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date December 29, 1971
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[REDACTED] was contacted at Sandy Hut Bar and Restaurant, 1430 N.E. Sandy Boulevard. He was immediately advised of the identity of the interviewing agents by SA [REDACTED]. He was advised that he was being con- tacted regarding an official investigation being conducted by the Portland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion (FBI) pertaining to the hijacking of a Northwest Boeing airliner from Portland to Seattle on November 24, 1971.
[REDACTED] was advised by SA [REDACTED] that it had been called to the attention of the FBI in Portland that he had been passing a large amount of currency and had been identi- fied by an off-duty Portland Police officer in the Sandy Hut Bar and Restaurant as resembling the composite photograph of the unknown subject in this hijacking. Thereafter [REDACTED] advised as follows:
"I and [REDACTED] in the Portland area from [REDACTED] Washington." [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
I am aware of the Federal statutes and will be filing a false arrest suit as a result of being questioned by FBI Agents."
[REDACTED] was advised by SA [REDACTED] that he was not being detained in any manner and was not obliged to be in- terviewed by Agents of the FBI if he was not desirous of interview. Thereafter [REDACTED] furnished the following as identification:
Washington driver's license No. [REDACTED] in name of [REDACTED] address [REDACTED] Wash- ington, showing date of birth as [REDACTED]
Federal Aviation Administration pilot's license No. [REDACTED] as follows:
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On 12/29/71 at Portland, Oregon File# PD 164-41 SE 164-81 - 1728 SA [REDACTED] by SA [REDACTED] SRR/gle Date dictated 12/29/71
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DB Cooper-5516
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SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED [guess: MM] FILED JAN 19 1972 FBI - SEATTLE
SE 164-81 PD 164-41 SRR/gle 2
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Name [REDACTED] Business address [REDACTED] Washington Home address [REDACTED] Washington Height 68 inches Weight 155 pounds Hair Brown Eyes Green Date of birth [REDACTED]
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Washington Trial Lawyers Association card in name of [REDACTED] stating on card that [REDACTED] was presently a member in good standing of the Washington Trial Lawyers Asso- ciation.
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[REDACTED] advised that he was a licensed private pilot, owned his own airplane, described as a stunt model. As an additional vocation he was a practicing stunt pilot, as [REDACTED] [REDACTED] In addition, he was an experienced parachutist and had made 28 free-fall jumps in connection with his occu- pation and hobby of private pilot.
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He felt that "D. B. COOPER should be given a medal" for being able to successfully hijack the Northwest airliner and obtain in excess of $200,000 in so doing. His training would certainly qualify him to be able to successfully hijack and parachute from a plane such as D. B. COOPER, whoever he was, had been able to do.
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He could not recall specifically his location or the events as they transpired on November 23 and 24, 1971. He could not recall if he was at home [REDACTED] [REDACTED] at their residence in [REDACTED] on Thanksgiving Day and advised that this information regarding his location and activities on November 23 and 24, 1971, could be obtained from his appointment book as kept [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-5517