Part 52, page 169

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NORJAK CAA SE 164A-81

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The Crime

On 11/24/1971, the day before Thanksgiving, a lone White male boarded Northwest Orient flight 305 at Portland, Oregon. At approximately 3:22 p.m., while the flight was en route to Seattle, Washington, he indicated to the stewardess that his briefcase contained a bomb, which would blow up the plane unless his demands were met.

The hijacker demanded $200,000.00 and four parachutes in exchange for the safety of the 36 passengers aboard the plane. When the aircraft landed at Seattle, Northwest Orient Airlines complied with his instructions. After he received the parachutes and money, the hijacker allowed all passengers and two airline stewardesses to deplane.

He then ordered the remaining crew members into the first class section of the aircraft and informed them he desired to fly to Mexico City. The hijacker instructed that the plane proceed in a southerly direction and fly at a low altitude and slow speed, which would enable the rear door of the plane to be opened during the flight.

The hijacker apparently bailed out somewhere between Seattle and Reno, Nevada, where the plane landed to refuel. It was determined the hijacker, two parachutes and the ransom money had disappeared when the plane was inspected at Reno.

Original artist's conception drawing of the aircraft hijacker were prepared by the FBI Exhibit Section and are considered a reasonable likeness. The more recent aged composite was prepared to depict what the hijacker might have looked like in 1999.

The hijacker was described as follows:

Race: White Sex: Male Age: Mid-40s Height: Five feet ten inches to six feet Weight: 170 to 180 pounds Complexion: Olive, Latin appearance, medium smooth Hair: Dark brown or black, parted on the left, combed back Eyes: Possibly brown; during the latter part of the flight, the hijacker put on dark, wrap-around sunglasses with dark rims

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