Part 53, page 166

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BY AL WATTS P-I Aerospace Writer

Flight 305, Northwest Airlines' cross-country "milk run," made five of its six stops without incident yesterday.

But after its fifth landing, at Portland, on a continent-spanning trip, the Boeing 727 trijet was reported to have a hijacker among its 36 passengers.

A timetable of the major developments of the ill-fated flight which originated in Washington, D.C., (with stops at Minneapolis, Great Falls, Missoula, Spokane and Portland), and was to have terminated in Seattle.

2:58 P.M. — Plane took off from Portland International.

3:26 P.M. — Federal Aviation Administration received word that Northwest Airlines Flight 305 had a hijacker with an explosive device aboard.

3:30 P.M. — Hijacked plane due to land at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

3:30-5:25 p.m. — Commandeered jet in holding pattern over area 25 miles north of Seattle.

5:42 p.m. — Plane landed at Sea-Tac and parked in darkened area on south end of new westside runway a third of a mile from terminal.

5:55 p.m. — Passengers allowed to deplane, but crew of six (including three stewardesses) remained aboard and hijacker was given $200,000 in ransom money.

6:45 p.m. — Two stewardesses allowed to leave plane while third remained behind as hostage of hijacker.

7:41 p.m. — Plane took off from Sea-Tac after refueling and negotiations with hijacker.

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