TeletypePortland to Seattle re aircraft registration number formats and Western Skyways Cessna inquiry29 November 1971page 1 of 2
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Part 111, page 44

DB Cooper-2089Serials PD 164-41, SE 164-81

Document date 29 November 1971

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NR 005 PD PLAIN 5:31 PM URGENT 11-29-71 AJW TO: SEATTLE (164-81) FROM: PORTLAND (164-41)

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

OO; SEATTLE.

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Re: CESSNA [guess: Sub] .35

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RE SEATTLE TELETYPE TO PORTLAND, DATED NOVEMBER TWENTYEIGHT, SEVENTYONE.

ON NOVEMBER TWENTYNINE, SEVENTYONE, [REDACTED] ADVISED ALL AIRCRAFT FLOWN IN U.S. MUST BE REGISTERED WITH FAA. ALL REGISTERED AIRCRAFT HAVE SERIAL NUMBERS THAT BEGIN WITH LETTER N FOLLOWED BY FOUR NUMERALS AND ONE LETTER OR FIVE NUMERALS. AIRCRAFT REGISTERED IN FOREIGN COQNTGIES AND OPERATING IN U.S. HAVE REGISTRAT- ION NUMBERS BEGINNING WITH MQLTPPLE LETTERS; HOWEVER, NO COUNTRIES USE LETTERS KDR; KD; DR; OR KR. END OF PAGE ONE

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Given To [guess: MANOLING] By [guess: PEARCE]

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I PUT MEMO IN THIS FILE RE TR-6 BUT 2991C IN VIEW OF TT, I DID NOT SEND ANYTHING TO PO. F. [illegible]

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b6 per FAA b7C per FAA

[illegible]-81-23 b6 per FBI b7C per FBI

SEARCHED........INDEXED........ SERIALIZED.......FILED........ NOV 29 1971 FBI - SEATTLE

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