Part 119, page 67
DB Cooper-54555Serials SE 164-81
Document date 6 November 1975
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 119 p. 67 (DB Cooper-54555), Memo, dated 6 Nov 1975 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-119/pages/67
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SE 164-81
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jumping during the early stages of skydiving when it was just getting off the ground. He stated that actually COOMBS was scared silly of jumping out of airplanes, but would do it anyway, just to prove to himself that he could do it. He stated he has no idea how many actual jumps COOMBS has made, but would guess at 30 to 40 and these would have been primarily around the Arlington airport. He stated that as he recalls, COOMBS actually only spent one or maybe two seasons on the state fair circuit when skydiving was just getting off the ground. He stated that during the time he lived with him, COOMBS had given up skydiving, but would certainly be capable of it because of his experience.
[REDACTED] further advised that it is his opinion that it would just be like COOMBS to do something like this prior to going to prison for some other crime. He stated that money meant nothing to him, yet he wanted it and spent it like a drunken sailor. He stated he is of the opinion that COOMBS would need to be desperate before he did something like D. B. COOPER, but feels he is perfectly capable of doing this type of deed.
[REDACTED] stated that during the whole time he [REDACTED] COOMBS he never made any kind of remark or indicated he ever planned to commit a hijack- ing.
[REDACTED] stated that COOMBS used to brag about the names he would use and he had about 20 different aliases. [REDACTED] stated that one of them was COOPER. He stated that as a general rule, COOMBS would use a variation of his own name and as a general rule would use a first name starting with the letter of his real first name. He stated that COOMBS also liked to use the first name of RAY and the last name of CAMPBELL.
He further advised that COOMBS did not own or possess any firearms, but if he had need for one he would borrow one from someone.
With regards to the composite sketch, [REDACTED] advised that the two features that certainly are similar or identical to COOMBS are the high forehead and the jaw-
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