ReportInvestigative insert at Spokane, Washington re Fairchild AFB lead and parachute-trained suspect3 March 1972page 1 of 2
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Part 23, page 120

DB Cooper-7267Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-2421

Document date 3 March 1972

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1 SE 164-81 CNE/djs

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The following investigation was conducted by SA [REDACTED]

AT SPOKANE, WASHINGTON

On March 2, 1972, [REDACTED] Fairchild Air Force Base, advised he is not familiar with anyone matching the photograph of D. B. COOPER but stated that [REDACTED] who formerly associated closely with the instructors at Sted Air Force Base, has a photographic memory and would possibly be able to recall anyone matching the description if such a person had gone through the Survival training at Sted Air Force Base.

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[REDACTED] is working for a bank in Reno but [REDACTED] [REDACTED] did not recall which bank it was but thought it was possibly [REDACTED] He did recall that [REDACTED] was a[REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] also advised that a [REDACTED] (FNU) [REDACTED] who is now stationed at Homestead Air Force Base with the [REDACTED] was [REDACTED] at Sted Air Force Base and may possibly have [REDACTED] of many of the training schools. He suggested [REDACTED] be contacted to determine if such [REDACTED] are available.

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On March 3, 1972, [REDACTED] an [REDACTED] Fairchild Air Force Base, advised he had a former Staff Sergeant working under him named (FNU) [REDACTED] that he has been thinking about since the Norjak caper took place. [REDACTED] stated [REDACTED] would fit the general description in both height and appearance of the subject and has the type of mentality that would be capable of pulling off such a hijack.

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[REDACTED] described [REDACTED] as being a dare devil with 16 years of military training, most of which was spent in the survival or parachuting type of schools. He had an extremely high I.Q. with a great amount of patience and has parachuted over 500 times. [REDACTED] can parachute from

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DB Cooper-7267