Interview report (FD-302)Interview re 251st Marine Fighter Squadron photo album resembling Cooper composite26 September 1980page 3 of 4
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Part 45, page 381

DB Cooper-18706Serials BT 164-26, SE 164-81

Document date 26 September 1980

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 45 p. 381 (DB Cooper-18706), FD-302 interview, dated 26 Sep 1980 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-45/pages/381

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SE 164-81 BT 164-26 3

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The photo album of the 251st Marine Fighter Squadron containing a photograph of [REDACTED] was published in approximately [REDACTED] by the DAITO ART PRINTING COMPANY, Ltd., 19.2 Chrome, Shintomi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, and it is [REDACTED] belief that the number of copies in existence is very limited.

[REDACTED] noted that the photo album indicates and it is his recollection that [REDACTED] was assigned to the Para-Loft (Safety and Survival Section) of the 251st Marine Fighter Squadron. Members of this section were experts on maintenance of fighter plane ejections systems, parachute packing, survival equipment and training. As he recalls, all of them were experts in sky diving and rescue operations at sea and on land.

According to [REDACTED] he is unable to recall the names and background of the members of the Para-Loft Section or identify any close associates of [REDACTED] however, the photo album contains photographs of the following listed individuals who served in the Para-Loft Section with [REDACTED]

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1. [REDACTED] 2. [REDACTED] 3. [REDACTED] 4. [REDACTED] 5. [REDACTED] 6. [REDACTED] 7. [REDACTED] 8. [REDACTED] 9. [REDACTED] 10. [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] stated that he recalls that LEE HARVEY OSWALD, who assassinated President JOHN F. KENNEDY, was stationed at the Naval Air Station, Atsugi, Japan, in [REDACTED] when the 251st Marine Fighter Squadron was stationed there but he has no information indicating [REDACTED] and OSWALD may have known each other.

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DB Cooper-18706