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D B Cooper — Part 15
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Re: UNKNOWN SUBJECT, aka Dan Cooper
At first the hijacker asked for $200,000 and two
parachutes.
A ft her stewardess seat and gave bé
the note to sat beside the hijacker who, b7C
after showing the contents of the attache case, told her to
“take this down." From her purse she obtained a pen and
note pad and he dictated the following message:
“I want $200,000 by 5:00 PM in cash. Put
it in a knapsack. I want two back parachutes and two
front parachutes. When we land, I want a fuel truck ready
to refuel. No funny stuff, or I'll do the job."
| ' At the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac)
in answer to his demands, the hijacker was provided with the
four parachutes and $200,000 in 20 dollar bills in a canvas
bank bag. When the plane_landed at Seattle at 5:45 PM (PST)
he instructed Stewardess to go after the money b6
which she did. He opene @ bag; inspected the money and then = b7¢
told them that the passengers as well as the two other
stewaxrdesses could leave the plane. They did deplane. The
remaining crew members were the t e male members of the
flight crew as well as Stewardess
Ipeain the Fareehs made several trips out of the b6
plane to obtain the parachutes which she brought to the subject. 7°
said she then asked the hijacker what b6é
his instructions were regarding the destination of the flight. b7c
Up to that point he had refused to tell her except to
say that they were not going to Havanna. She then obtained
&@ piece of paper and the hijacker gave her the following
instructions: , ,
"Going to Mexico City - or any place in Mexico -
non-stop - gear down - flaps down - don't go over 10,000
feet altitude ~ all cabin lights out - do not again jana
in the States for fuel or anyother reason - no one behind
the first class section."
It is noted that the plane involved was a Boeing
727,.a tri-jet with stairs under the rear of the aircraft
which are lowered for enplaning and deplaning passengers.
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