DeSotoSky
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On this day, November 24th, 1971 An unidentified man popularly known as DB Cooper hijacked a Boeing 727 and parachuted from the plane midflight with a $200K ransom (that would be $1.5 million today). Purchasing a $20 ticket under the name Dan Cooper, he boarded a flight in Portland Oregon bound for Seattle Washington. Sitting in the back row during the short 30 minute flight he handed a note to the stewardess saying he had a bomb with his ransom demand. Requesting she sit next to him he showed her the contents of his brief case which she described as containing red cylinders, some wires, and a battery. When the plane landed in Seattle, and he traded the passengers for his demand of $200K and two parachutes. It is thought that since he requested multiple parachutes he might possibly force a hostage to jump with him so tampering with them was out of the question. He requested the plane fly to Mexico City. He must have known something about flight because he requested the plane fly at a low altitude with the landing gear down and the flaps set at 15 degrees thus assuring a minimal air speed. Thirty minutes into the flight he opened the rear stairway hatch and jumped So how did he board a plane with a bomb in his briefcase you might ask. Different times because in 1971, airlines did not require ticketing identification or perform baggage checks. Of course, that was to change. Concerning the origin of the name "DB", the ticket was purchased in the name of Dan Cooper, but because a reporter mistakenly heard the name "Dan" as "DB", the error has persisted in popular culture. In 1980, a small portion of the ransom money ($5,800) was found along the banks of the Columbia River near Vancouver, Washington. The FBI discontinued its active investigation in 2016. It remains the only unsolved air hijacking. There has been a possible breakthrough this year, see 2nd link. 53 years later the case persists in popular culture, private sleuths have studied the case for years, many books have been written, a 2022 4 part Netflix series, and there is even a CooperCon.
D. B. Cooper - Wikipedia
Who is D.B. Cooper? New Evidence May Crack One Of America’s Greatest Mysteries
A parachute found in an outbuilding in North Carolina could be the new evidence that may crack the 53-year-old D.B Cooper case. It could lead…
cowboystatedaily.com
Part 2: Who is D.B. Cooper? The Bombshell Discovery That Could Solve Infamous Hijacking
Part 2 of a series. For 53 years, the only unsolved hijacking in the nation's history has remained one of world's greatest mysteries. The bombshell…
cowboystatedaily.com
addendum: My money is on Richard McCoy. Arrested and convicted for a similar hijacking 5 months later. Killed by police after a prison break.
Richard Floyd McCoy, Jr. | Federal Bureau of Investigation
In 1972, a man hijacked an United Airlines flight and parachuted from the plane over Utah with ransom money.
www.fbi.gov
I'll be traveling over the Thanksgiving Holiday so I'm getting my Turkey knife post in early. This Aurum gold etch is called "Wild Turkey in Flight". An edition of 500 for Blue Ridge Knives in 1984. Serialized, 4-dot blade, brown fibron handles, and etched on both sides. A wood wall display plaque rounds out the package.
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I haven't followed the links yet, but I anticipate yet another internet 
