TeletypeSeattle to Director and field offices re UNSUB's aviation knowledge and airline headquarters checks20 December 1971page 2 of 3
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Part 55, page 73

DB Cooper-23211Serials SE 164-81

Document date 20 December 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 55 p. 73 (DB Cooper-23211), Teletype, dated 20 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-55/pages/73

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PAGE TWO 164-81

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[REDACTED] STATED THAT SHE FELT UNSUB DISPLAYED A GOOD TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE OF FLYING IN GENERAL, AS WELL AS OF THE PARTICULAR AIR- CRAFT INVOLVED, ALTHOUGH SHE HAD TO SHOW HIM HOW TO LOWER THE REAR STAIRWAY ON THE AIRCRAFT. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, IT WOULD AP- PEAR THAT UNSUB COULD HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED AS A PILOT OR FLIGHT OF- FICER OR POSSIBLY HAVE TRIED FOR SUCH EMPLOYMENT AND BEEN TURNED DOWN.

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IN VIEW OF THIS POSSIBILITY, THE FOLLOWING OFFICES ARE BEING REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE HEADQUARTERS OFFICES OF AIRLINES LOCATED WITHIN THEIR DIVISIONS FOR ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING FLIGHT OFFI- CERS OF APPLICANTS WHO BASED ON THE ABOVE REASON COULD BE CONSI- DERED SUSPECTS IN THIS MATTER, AND WHO MIGHT FIT THE DESCRIPTION OF UNSUB:

ATLANTA - DELTA AIRLINES; CHICAGO - UNITED AIRLINES; END PAGE TWO

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DB Cooper-23211