ReportFBI report by SA Charles E. Farrell (Seattle) re NWA Flight 305 hijacking by 'D.B. Cooper' - synopsis, table of contents and 'The Hijack' section16 February 1972page 14 of 16
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Part 110, page 18

DB Cooper-308Serials SE 164-81

Document date 16 February 1972

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SE 164-81

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"Never mind. They can do that over the radio once they get up. Let's get the show on the road."

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[REDACTED] said that just before the engines were started, she opened the aft door and locked it open and as the plane was taxiing toward the runway, she told the hijacker that they had oxygen and he said,

"Yes, I know where it is and if I

need it, I will get it."

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She asked him to cut some of the parachute cord to use as a safety line when she opened the air stairs but the hijacker said,

"Never mind," that he would do it. She showed him where the controls for the air stairs were and how to operate them and thought later, that this was the only function of the aircraft which he did not seem to be fully aware of. As a matter of fact, she noted that his conduct during the flight indicated to her that he had an extensive technical knowledge of that particular type aircraft and perhaps aircraft and flying in general.

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[REDACTED] then returned to seat 18-C; the hijacker to 18-E; the money being on 18-D and the bomb on 18-F.

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Approximately four minutes after take-off, the hijacker stood up and told her to go to the cockpit; to close the First Class Curtains and have no one come out from behind the curtains. The lights were out in the rear compartment. She went forward into the First Class Section and as she pulled the curtains, she turned and saw the hijacker for the last time and noticed that he had a nylon cord tied around his waist and standing in the aisle. As

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