SAC WFO to Director re UNSUB aka D.B. Cooper suspect (duplicate copy, serial 164-81-8527)
Document date 25 August 1980
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-46:023-024 Document: Airtel SAC WFO to Director re UNSUB aka D.B. Cooper suspect (duplicate copy, serial 164-81-8527) Id: Cooper-Part-46:023-024 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-46%3A023-024 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 46 pp. 23–24 (DB Cooper-1878, DB Cooper-18772), Airtel, dated 25 Aug 1980 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-46%3A023-024
Airtel
[redacted] 8/25/80
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI
FROM: SAC, WFO (164-301) (P) [redacted]
UNSUB, aka D. B. Cooper CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT INFORMATION CONCERNING (OO: [redacted])
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ReWFOteletype to Bureau, dated 8/8/80.
WFO investigation indicates a [redacted], date of birth [redacted], place of birth [redacted], may be identical to captioned UNSUB.
[redacted] is presently living in Washington, D. C. FBI records indicate [redacted] enlisted in the United States Army as a [redacted]. In 1944, he was commissioned and after completing pilot training in 1945, [redacted] spent ten months overseas as a pilot. In February, [redacted] was discharged. [redacted] graduated from the [redacted].
[redacted] was arrested in [redacted] California, and was sentenced to [redacted].
[redacted] was again arrested [redacted] to the captioned hijacking in Sacramento, California, for arrest, [redacted] effectively vanished after his [redacted] and did not surface again until when he was arrested for [redacted] Washington, D. C.
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2 - Bureau (Enc. 2) 1 - WFO
RFQ:myg (3)
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164 - 501 - 12 [initials]
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☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1980-305-750/5402 DB Cooper-18772 104-81-8527
[REDACTED] currently has white hair, which he has allowed to grow long.
Photographs of [REDACTED] four months prior to the hijacking, November 24, 1971, bear a striking resemblance to the composite drawing supplied by victims, who were aboard the hijacked Boeing 727.
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[REDACTED] is described as 5' 11" to 6' tall, white hair, medium build, and until recently wearing a beard. [REDACTED] is in excellent physical condition and is an avid woodsmen and purported paratrooper.
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[REDACTED] has applied for a passport for travel to the Netherlands. [REDACTED] passport was issued [REDACTED] from Passport Services, 1425 K Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. [REDACTED] originally attempted to secure this passport via fraudulent affidavit. Subsequently, [REDACTED] was instructed to produce further identification before a passport would be issued.
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It is noted that [REDACTED] worked for Boeing Aircraft as a [REDACTED] until [REDACTED]. It is further noted that the Boeing 727 that was used in the hijacking was produced around 1965, and it is believed that [REDACTED] would have a working knowledge of the airplane and its rear entry/exit capabilities.
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Enclosed for the Bureau are two current photographs of [REDACTED].
The Bureau is requested to advise Legat London of the above information and supply London with the enclosed photographs. It is noted that [REDACTED] tentatively plans travel via Pan Am Airlines from Washington, D. C. to London, England on September 3, 1980.
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Legat London should attempt to surveil [REDACTED] to ascertain information regarding large sums of money in safety deposit boxes and/or large amounts of money in foreign accounts. WFO will monitor reservations at Pan Am Airlines, made under the name [REDACTED] and advise accordingly.
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☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1980-369-750/5442
DB Cooper-1878
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Serials: 104-81-8527, 164-301, 164-501-12