Part 45, page 238
Document date 23 May 1973
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 45 p. 238 (DB Cooper-18437), Report, dated 23 May 1973 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-45/pages/238
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Salt Lake City May 23, 1973
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RICHARD FLOYD MC COY, JR. CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT - HIJACKING; INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS
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On April 7, 1972, United Air Lines Flight 855, a Boeing 727 en route from Newark, New Jersey, to Los Angeles, California, via Denver, Colorado, had just completed a routine stop at Denver and was once again in flight.
Approximately 20 minutes after take off, an unidentified man was observed to be holding a hand grenade and a gun. He sent the grenade pin and a bullet to the pilot with instructions that the plane be diverted to San Francisco, California. The stewardess was the messenger, and on numerous occasions instructions were sent from the hijacker to the pilot.
The pilot was instructed to land at the San Francisco International Airport and to park at Runway 19-Left, along with specific instructions as to refueling the aircraft and distance that all vehicles should be kept from the aircraft. The instructions also demanded $500,000 and four parachutes and that all notes be returned to the hijacker.
After considering the safety of the passengers, crew and airplane, United Air Lines decided to meet the hijacker's demands. Two flight bags were filled with cash and were delivered to the hijacker, along with the parachutes he had demanded.
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DB Cooper-18437