SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle re search of the aircraft at Philadelphia airport
Document date 3 December 1971
Part of: SA Farrell to SAC Seattle re search of the aircraft at Philadelphia
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-65:066-066 Document: Memo SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle re search of the aircraft at Philadelphia airport Id: Cooper-Part-65:066-066 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-65%3A066-066 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 65 p. 66, Memo, dated 3 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-5472 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-65%3A066-066
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum
TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 12/3/71
FROM : SA CHARLES E. FARRELL
SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECT, aka Dan Cooper NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #305 PORTLAND TO SEATTLE 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION
OO: Seattle
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RE: SEARCH OF THE AIRCRAFT
On 12/2/71 SA [REDACTED], Philadelphia Division, advised that he had reinterviewed [REDACTED] earlier that day and in addition, [REDACTED] and SA [REDACTED] had gone to the airport at Philadelphia and looked over the after section of a Boeing 727 with the assistance of a mechanic.
[REDACTED] advised that he has theorized, based on the information given by [REDACTED] that the hijacker might never have jumped from the aircraft. He said the hijacker is apparently an intelligent individual and his jumping under such unfavorable conditions was extremely dangerous.
[REDACTED] advised that in inspecting the aircraft they found that, as you look toward the rear of the plane, the control handle which raises and lowers the air-stairs is located on the left side of the aircraft. Right next to it, farther back, is a fairly large panel which hinges at the top with a locking latch at the bottom. The latch can be opened either from inside or outside. The purpose of the section is to permit inspection of the aircraft in the tail section. He said there is a similar inspection hatch on the right side of the aircraft. However, on the right side the compartment is small and contains
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SEARCHED ......... INDEXED SERIALIZED ... [illegible] ... MY DEC 20 1971 FBI - SEATTLE
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b6 b7C 164-81-5472
Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-5472