Part 9, page 218
DB Cooper-922Serials SE 164-81
Document date 8 October 1981
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 9 p. 218 (DB Cooper-922), Letter, dated 8 Oct 1981 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-09/pages/218
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U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
In Reply, Please Refer to File No. 164A-81 October 8, 1981
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NORJAK; · CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT - HIJACK
On November 24, 1971, a lone white male boarded Northwest Orient Flight #305 at Portland, Oregon. At approxi- mately 3:22 PM while the flight was en route to Seattle, Washington, he indicated to the stewardess that his briefcase contained a bomb which would blow up the plane unless his demands were met.
The hijacker demanded $200,000 and four parachutes in exchange for the safety of the 36 passengers aboard the plane. When the aircraft landed at Seattle, Washington, Northwest Orient Airlines complied with his instructions. After he received the parachutes and the money, the hijacker allowed all passengers and two airline stewardesses to deplane..
He then ordered the remaining crew members into the first-class section of the aircraft and informed them he desired to fly to Mexico City. The hijacker instructed that the plane proceed in a southerly direction and fly at a low altitude and slow speed which would enable the rear door of the plane (Boeing 727) to be opened during the flight.
The hijacker apparently bailed out somewhere between Seattle, Washington, and Reno, Nevada, where the plane landed to refuel. It was determined the hijacker, two parachutes, and the ransom money had disappeared when the plane was inspected at Reno, Nevada.
Artist conception drawings of the aircraft hijacker were prepared by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Exhibit Section and are considered a reasonable likeness. The black and white composites were prepared initially, and some·time later the color composites were prepared to depict the hijacker's complexion and age more graphically.
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