Part 65, page 23
DB Cooper-27226Serials PH 164-133, SE 164-81-7709
Dictated 3 December 1971
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 65 p. 23 (DB Cooper-27226), FD-302 interview, dictated 3 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-7709 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-65/pages/23
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date December 3, 1971
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[REDACTED], residing at the home of [REDACTED] [REDACTED] provided the following information:
On November 24, 1971, while employed as a stewardess for Northwest Airlines, she flew on Flight 305 which originated in Washington, D. C., arrived at Minneapolis, Minn., about 10 a.m., and she boarded shortly thereafter. She said the crew for her flight were Pilot WILLIAM SCOTT, [REDACTED] [REDACTED], Senior Stewardess [REDACTED], B Stewardess [REDACTED], and C Stewardess
[REDACTED] advised that her flight departed Minnea- polis, Minn., at 10:35 Central Standard Time, with a light load, less than half, and flew to Great Falls, Montana, then to Missoula, Montana, then to Spokane, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. She said that the aircraft departed Portland, Oregon at 2:53 Pacific Time, and arrived two hours and fifty-three minutes later at Seattle which is normally a 36 minute flight.
Just before the [REDACTED] gave the word for take off from Portland, [REDACTED] took a beverage form to the aft jump seat. There was a man in seat 18 E, middle right aft passenger seat, and as she, [REDACTED], faced the barrier strip, she observed [REDACTED] dropping a note, stand up, and unfasten the barrier strip and sit down next to the man in seat 18 E. [REDACTED] appeared emotional in that she was trying to speak to her, was moving her lips, but other than [REDACTED] no other words came out.
[REDACTED] picked up the note lying at her feet and read it which, to the best of her recollection, is as follows:
"Miss, I am hijacking this plane. I have a bomb. Sit next to me."
The aircraft lifted off the runway at 2:58 and [REDACTED] used the interphone to advise the pilot the ship was being
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On 12/1-2/71 at [REDACTED] File # Philadelphia 164-133 SA [REDACTED] 164-81- 7709 by SA [REDACTED] JWC/lss Date dictated 12/3/71 [REDACTED] This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED DEC 14 1971 FBI—SEATTLE DB Cooper-27226