Interview of Quartermaster School examiner re 28-foot emergency parachute
Interviewed 11 December 1975Dictated 12 December 1975Transcribed 12 December 1975
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 36 pp. 479–480 (DB Cooper-14132–14133), FD-302 interview, interviewed 11 Dec 1975 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-36%3A479-480
FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
-1- Date of transcription 12/12/75
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[REDACTED], Quartermaster School, Fort Lee, Virginia; home address - [REDACTED] Fort Lee, Virginia; home telephone number - [REDACTED] examined the remains of an orange and white parachute which had been recovered under a log near Sardine Mountain, California.
[REDACTED] advised, after carefully examining this parachute, that it appeared to be a 28 foot emergency-type parachute which had been manufactured by the Army and Air Force prior to 1955 or 1956.
[REDACTED] advised that to the best of his knowledge, this type parachute had been discontinued in 1955 or 1956 in favor of multi-colored type parachutes. [REDACTED] ad- vised that this type parachute was used by the Army and Air Force as an emergency parachute in fixed wing aircraft of the U-6-A and U-1-A types.
[REDACTED] noted that the connector links and D-rings were no longer present on the parachute. [REDACTED] advised if issued by the military, this type parachute could not be steered; however, this type of parachute has been made available through surplus sales to members of Sky Clubs and jump enthusiasts who usually alter the parachutes so that they can be steered.
[REDACTED] advised that he could not determine whether this parachute, in particular, had been altered in view of the fact that it has deteriorated due to the effects of the elements on it.
[REDACTED] advised that this parachute could have been used either as a front-pack or a back-pack. He advised that he could not determine which way it had been used in view of the fact that the connector links and D-rings were not present.
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Interviewed on 12/11/75 at Fort Lee, Virginia File # Richmond 164-74
by SA [REDACTED] /ddm Date dictated 12/12/75
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. DB Cooper-14132
RH 164-74 -2-
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He advised that 28 foot emergency parachutes are commonly used by overweight individuals as front- packs. [REDACTED] advised that this parachute, when compacted, could be carried in a briefcase or shopping bag.
[REDACTED] advised that these parachutes were available all over the United States in view of the fact that they had been sold as surplus by the military.
[REDACTED] advised that the military placed a ten year maximum use date on a parachute, and therefore these parachutes would have been sold as surplus no later than 1965 or 1966.
[REDACTED] advised that this ten year date is not honored by Jump Clubs and, therefore, many of them still use this type parachute.
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DB Cooper-14133
Serials: RH 164-74