Part 72, page 170
DB Cooper-31029Serials AN 164-59
Interviewed 15 April 1975Dictated 18 April 1975Transcribed 23 April 1975
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 72 p. 170 (DB Cooper-31029), FD-302 interview, interviewed 15 Apr 1975 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-72/pages/170
Transcript
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
1 Date of transcription 4/23/75
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[REDACTED] telephone number [REDACTED] was contacted at Falcon Aviation, Inc., Kenai Airport, telephone number 283-7657, where he is employed [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] said that approximately four or five years ago he was employed [REDACTED] at Coast Air, Ketchikan, Alaska. An individual by the name of [REDACTED] was hired off the street by Coast Air [REDACTED] and eventually worked [REDACTED] worked for Coast Air about nine months and [REDACTED] to take a position [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Anchorage, Alaska; and [REDACTED] left Ketchikan via air for Seattle, Washington, talking of going to Canada [REDACTED] The departure of [REDACTED] from Ketchikan preceded the hijacking of Northwest Orient Airlines flight number 305 on November 24, 1971.
[REDACTED] is a white male, who would be approximately 30 years old at the present time, 5 feet 11 inches tall, slim build, 160-170 pounds, dark brown hair worn slightly below the collar, clean-shaven, and dark eyes. [REDACTED] was single and claimed to be an Army veteran of Vietnam where he had served [REDACTED] purported to have had experience as a parachutist and was a very intelligent person who seemed to know a great deal about many different subjects and who possessed a [REDACTED] While in Ketchikan, [REDACTED] associated with the [REDACTED], [REDACTED] claimed to have previously visited northern Alaska cities, such as Bethel and Kotzebue.
[REDACTED] said he could furnish no further information regarding [REDACTED] background, relatives, or associates.
[REDACTED] said that about two months after the aforesaid hijacking, [REDACTED] at Vancouver, British Columbia, addressed [REDACTED] at Coast Air and forwarded [REDACTED] said.
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reviewed on 4/15/75 at Kenai, Alaska File # AN 164-59
SA [REDACTED] Date dictated 4/18/75
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DB Cooper-31029