ReportLA insert re interviews of suspect's associates and wife regarding pilot licensepage 3 of 3
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Part 56, page 123

DB Cooper-23513Serials LA 164-497

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LA 164-497

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HE H[redacted] OBTAINED A PRIVATE PILOT'S LICENSE BUT HAD LAST FLOWN IN NINETEEN SIXTY-TWO AS THEY MOVED TO CALIFORNIA AND FOUND FLYING TOO HAZARDOUS. SHE CLAIMED [redacted] HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF COMMERCIAL PLANES AND NEVER FLEW ON A COMMERCIAL PLANE AS HE WAS AFRAID TO.

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IT IS NOTED THAT RATHER UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUND [redacted] ON NOVEMBER TWENTY-TWO LAST. [redacted] [redacted] STATES HE HAS A PRIVATE PILOT'S LICENSE YET IS AFRAID TO FLY ON COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT, AND HE ONCE LIVED IN OREGON, WAS A PILOT, AND IS APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AGE, WEIGHT, AND HEIGHT AS THE UNKNOWN SUBJECT IN THIS MATTER.

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SACRAMENTO AT SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA: WILL OBTAIN PHOTOGRAPH OF SUSPECT FROM RECORDS, CALIFORNIA DMV, AND SUBMIT TO SEATTLE, PORTLAND, AND MINNEAPOLIS TO ASCERTAIN IF ANY ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION REGARDING SUBJECT IS WARRANTED.

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