Part 16, page 297
DB Cooper-4623Serials MO 164-34
Document date 10 December 1971
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 16 p. 297 (DB Cooper-4623), Report, dated 10 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-16/pages/297
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MO 164-34 2
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Major [REDACTED] advised that if the hijacker were knowledgeable in flying and skydiving, he could have checked with the Portland, Seattle or Reno Weather Bureau a day or two before his feat concerning the weather forecast along the route. If a pilot is about to take a cross-country, he would normally check the weather bureau by indicating his name and aircraft number to the weather bureau in order that this infor- mation could be furnished. If this were the case, there is a possibility that someone could have checked the weather on a route between Seattle to Reno a day or two before the hijacking.
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Major [REDACTED] further indicated that he was going to [REDACTED] California, area for Christmas and intended to make a few jumps (skydive) and would check with his friends in that area of the country regarding the hijacking and if any positive information is obtained, he would contact the FBI in Montgomery, Alabama, upon his return after the Christmas holidays, or he would contact the San Francisco Office of the FBI.
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The following investigation was conducted by SAs [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] at Montgomery, Alabama, December 2, 1971:
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[REDACTED] Delta Airlines, Montgomery, advised that a [REDACTED] was a ticketed passenger on Flight 320 leaving Montgomery at 1:58 PM this date enroute to Atlanta, Georgia, with connecting Flight Delta 119 leaving Atlanta on December 2, 1971, enroute to Los Angeles, California.
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On December 2, 1971, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Australia, advised that he is the [REDACTED] of Australia with an address of [REDACTED]
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SAs [REDACTED] advised him that he generally fit the description of an artist's conception of a hijacker of a Northwest Air Lines jet which was hijacked on November 24, 1971.
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[REDACTED] itinerary is basically as follows since his departure from Sydney, Australia:
Departed Sydney, Australia 11/15/71 (9:01) via American Air Lines Flight 202 Arrived Washington, D. C. 11/15/71 (4:40 PM) American Air Lines Flight 226
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[REDACTED] went directly to [REDACTED] Virginia, to the home of his mother, [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-4623