Minneapolis to Seattle re crew member information

Document date 27 November 1971

Part 65page 1121 pageDB Cooper-27349

Also filed at: Part 11 p. 345

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Document: Teletype Minneapolis to Seattle re crew member information
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 65 p. 112 (DB Cooper-27349), Teletype, dated 27 Nov 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-65%3A112-112

NR001 MP PLAIN 314' PM URGENT 11-27-71 TJT TO SEATTLE (164-81) FROM MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) P

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UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, SEVENTYONE. CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION. OO: SEATTLE.

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RE URTEL NOVEMBER TWENTYSIX LAST.

[REDACTED] ON CAPTIONED FLIGHT ADVISED THAT ALL LIGHTS EXCEPT NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTS WERE OFF SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF OUT OF SEATTLE. AT NO TIME DID THEY FLASH THEIR LIGHTS ON AND OFF DURING THE HIJACKING. [REDACTED] ADVISED THAT THEIR FLIGHT PATH WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY SEVEN NAUTICAL MILES FROM AMBOY, WASHINGTON AND THE PLANE WAS AT TEN THOUSAND FEET INDICATED EIGHT THOUSAND ABOVE GROUND, FLYING IN CLOUDS. THE FLASHING RADIO BEACON AT KALAMA, WASHINGTON WAS NOT OBSERVED SINCE THEY WERE IN THE SOUP, ON INSTRUMENTS.

[REDACTED] ADVISED CONTACTING THE PILOTS OF THE CHASE AIRCRAFT TO DETERMINE THEIR ALTITUDES AND LOCATION AT THIS TIME. [REDACTED] ADVISED THAT THE REASON THEY NEVER FLASHED THEIR LIGHTS ON AND OFF WAS THEY NEVER WERE SURE HE WASN'T STILL ON BOARD UNTIL TOUCHDOWN AT RENO.

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END JFK FBI SEATTLE CLR

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DB Cooper-27349 164-81- [handwritten initials] SEARCHED......INDEXED...... SERIALIZED......FILED...... NOV 2 9 1971 FBI - SEATTLE

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Serials: MP 164-73, SE 164-81