Interview report (FD-302) · Interview of Houston witness re Bill Mason claiming Northwest hijacking · Interviewed 21 January 1972 · page 2 of 2AIType, title and date: machine-written — generated by an AI model from the transcripts, and it can be wrong. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
Interviewed 21 January 1972 · Dictated 25 January 1972 · Transcribed 25 January 1972AIDates: machine-written — generated by an AI model from the transcripts, and it can be wrong. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
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SE 164-81
HO 164-118
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airliner over Oregon and had jumped with a parachute with
$200,000. MASON claimed to still have one of the parachutes
he used in his possession on his boat. [REDACTED] that
MASON went into very great detail in describing how he had
accomplished the hijacking.
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After learning this information [REDACTED] immediately
went to where The Red Wing had been anchored but discovered
that the boat and MASON were gone. [REDACTED] stated that he felt
this was unusual inasmuch as MASON had indicated he would be
there for at least a week.
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WEST stated that he recalled MASON's [REDACTED]
having mentioned that she had worked for [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] and that she still had her credentials in
her possession.
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[REDACTED] was shown an artist conception of the indivi-
dual who actually hijacked the Northwest Orient airliner,
and he stated that this drawing bears a close resemblance
to BILL MASON.
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[REDACTED] provided the following description of MASON:
Race White
Sex Male
Age 40-45 years
Height 5'11"
Weight 175 lbs.
Complexion Ruddy, weathered
Hair Dark brown with long sideburns
Voice Low, intelligent, no noticeable
accent
Characteristic Starting to grow beard