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oo igus“ Noverbyr2ih, 2 inan bicntifying Nimself as 1 DB. Cooper" parachuted {fom a Nor Uwest Orient sAirlines 727 Joiner Letwoen Seale and Reno Neyad3 y Wilk a parcel containing 10,000 tsenty colar bills which ywes Ge rausommoey that had been delivered to him iwtdie he held We planes crew hostage af the Sealile- ‘ Tacoms futernational airport. . i ‘Tt F.BL ond other state and local saw enforcement , agents assisted by companies of G.L"s from Fort Lewis Thave futilly “asted tnany hours and thousands of tx- t ayers dollars looling for cooper, So far Cooper has successfully eluded his following ji the same ingenious manner that he pulicd off his i danger. The F.BL headquaters In Seattle has vowed to sers yutinize every foot of land between the Sea-Tac airport 397 eno to turn up clues fn the case. ‘ spite rewards of 5,000 dollars bythe Medias ‘* 7 Fink oa your Friends" programe the public has generally ", granted Cooper adoration and somewhat a hero status. "¢ Ag@ anouymous interviewer from the twice weekly jmwspaper the "‘Scatile Flap’ has produced 2 slory from 2 taped interview with DB. Coonr which is validated by tie, presentation of one of Ue recorde! twenty dollar 1 bIHS fnelefed in Ge ransom money. . This story was run in the "Flog because te inter- viewer was unable (o Sond it to the ‘Post-Intellingeser’ { Lecause Wey had the $,020 dollar rewardout for Coopers ‘eat stso television stations would have requested 2 Gpe from which voice prints could possible be produced. | Therefore, running lhe story in the Flag was the only 4 Cooper sald that the witnesses description were off by about fifteen pounds and a couple of inches. Also that ” the artist's impression were very poor, When esked why We Was stl in Washington state he added that he felt it : safer fo hive where no one would imagine him to be rater tien to go to some place like Mexico or South Amorica where the auUiorlWeswould naturally expecthim to £0 ile sald he statled actual work on hfs skyfacking plan st Joe . The idea fad come to fins while he was watthing TLV, Ite figured Cat skyfackers before hiim had been foots - with their nifacking planes to go to Cuba, 2} while risking tre death ponally when all they iad todo was tlarter 2 boat or go to Moxfcd and take a plane x =} from therel “ . lic stated that he did it for the money, realizing that. » Qe ansuer was not merely how fo cet It but rather how Vito set sway with Jt, Afier making extensive preparations Le Vestroyed. Iunaireds Of timetables, graphs, aircraft flof “plats, weaver reports and pages of notes. He felt “€ i shyjack caper, cooly staying a safe distance away from . - a “1 t + + See er tee en RY eee eS ee ee ey, gee Set ei ee Sas et pene Be 2 eR Re Se ee UN, ee ee ee te “ ae oN Vitae s one ed Vo Oa . ALU} ENG Bean i) (s a Pid ts iad ee | C re rao ; o eM that he had done enough preparations fo be worl 200,000 dollars. . He ceseriied funping from 2 fet going 200 milrs on hour as being cold, dark, lox, windy and searey, very segreyl “ " ‘ He tad propared to some extent with long underwear " gd gloves but in order to remain unnoticed onboard the plane be hed to sacrifice some elements of comfort Ne had activated the stiirs aud opcned the lack door long before lie has over the touchdown area to confuse the FLBLFinaly using Kleenex for carplugs he walked down to the tenth step and stepped off into the mercy of the wind and gravity...In the darkness he heard the engines of the foltuwing plaues. But he realized that ee ee ee a oot TOT ne err ere erences tr 4) 8 I Sf PO ed i nel aga a +a — <A Geese FO} RA EPS ToS WOTE 1F LICAL TEw Oe FOR ALL OL OTS, PUBL AND PRIVATE Sameer # fe | L51279635A =~ sr nt D UL hee! evs Mt mm tis eet me s "ee a * tt mee cae ee maar canes nae mere - fe Retake ee el Reka ay ft was 2 calculated risk that’s why he jumped in bad weather and af niebi, slsohe waited 2 Httle longer tan usual before pulling his‘ripcord. Adding that his free fall was about5,000 of the total 7,000 feet. Which was very” risky doing at night. He came down about a liuxired miles away from S.W, Washington contrary to the FLB.L report that he louched down near Vancouver W2shington. The first thing he did on fanding was bury his chute, he was witha five miles of where he had intended in an‘ evergrecn wooded terrain. He credited Gis accuracy fo has projected calculaticns and his japanese watch, He wouldn’t say whether he had an accomplice oa the ground, He said he had Uved fn Seaille and had once Se ere ee ee ey oe ee eee ire, res . ye Rab TN eee OTN NONE LOY fy as ~ see, * nent nt ate 4 ar | as Ys ot worked at Beoing’s on the construction of | the firs Boeing 727 ia 1963 and got to know the 722 from & . daside out. , ; , The reason he was attracted tothe plan was the Aligmiont ON af Pin ae ae ts Se t of tre three Pratt & Whitney engines two on te sis a of te rear fusolare and the thirdatthe tase of the Teta assembly. Also lie down. Maps staNing speed, Onghundrd and nine miles por hour which yas risky but fuanadh Then aso te took info account the small crews ‘shre on the fight deck and the three stewardesses, To central galleys and the wardrobes with the MG tollos to the rear, figuring that tey might come la hang as 2 place ta hold ¢ stewardess hostage. ; ~ AS *6S8 i <0} Bigger AS are a * mt, Qye NY tte ’ ee A ae not ; . L5127963548 Was HINGTON, DAG «12 a: : as Se RTS ATERIEISNG - sk Ay a THE ACUTAL JUMP First the briefcase bomb was only real Lhe sense that itworked, was constructedofpiltette shargcream , cans, painted red and rigged up with prima-cd feses. When he flashed them to te stewardesses ti careied . out his instructions beesuse ticy werewell-inctinated - and Wioroushiy trained. Also they obeyed ituctions from Mr, Nyrop of the head of Nortivest. 4 ; Nyrop fivured tat It was caster to paya me 209,000 thin to risx four Lives and 2 $$ miltion dollairsaane. Coozer could smell xerds Muid ou the monead fnew that the twenties had beGa gyplicated, ee He stayed close to his oPfzinal plan, only 2-5 Oe herveus moment whos be was sul negouat 64 be ’ Sa a 8 Sr trie A Sa ne ane i _—- Some kind of stragey fn an effort to that they recked of daplica Ung flud. Se ete nara my tac Wy, ntemremn > RA rN ay tere pay ae 3a ag oY i A ‘ Bok wp ot woe . a , saned Patty a Stand atSca-Tue altport. The fuelin vatteee ’ and he was vetting edyy, figuting sor NCO WIS Planning . Gilugy. One of the pilot ! $ brouz (vo parachutes he bag orden back with the m ; oney fn a canvas tag 'to y vas hobling another stewardess as ne 10 phere cooper OF Ue passenger cabin. 3 ue rere Cooper checked out the loot, iirst thing and noticed ’ Thea the stewaru made tvo more tr Wy tobaee . Ua etates, IPS Out on to the run Way to bring tn , os One of the fuel teucks pulled y th tO mee ocr ensees off the plane, and everyongelse ine ‘ pit. Cwascd, executive tookine man farted we MS sack Qirough the fine Into the 5 8 » Coope od up expecting tne euy t ™ Somnediing heroic = but he had ft Stlefest ae On Bis scat and Was retrieving iti. reir Bs Beletease : gured if the LBL was going to mak oo. a ak rk Noite at athe Bvcrybody but the stevardess he | ¢ e re theee m ot caplata oa ene. Buzzing the cockpit lle asked the | . 7 2 roids ; 4 A is the’ answer, And snotiee Gone comin Sone a Id the Captain: “Not. mor } leery | : : : Yan one fuel tre . time” but eventually five fu if ame oe ata trechs came ty) three of widen were able to deli vatnest ea : Sliver, Cooper atny 0 as an Me vent eeratd to the cockpit ane told te f Sede - me, and fo take the plane to ' The plane wis again alrbor ° A at 7: ' ae ory two nilautes after Toavlng Portier, (Our hours | *hO Parachutes were unseceptabls so he deelded to snp ad net 2 reserve Chute. he eut the extra chute ; me strips to tie the money to, al Next fe ook tia stewardess fotvaed and otdereaae captain to fock the door {ton We inside. Thon he retus ‘ aft, closing the first class and loucise co, spartinent behind him, mpartinents Then he got on the Intercom hold the iat and told the Copfata fo - hold the Fatt at 7,000 feet, aud speed at 200 nilles , Last he ordored that nobdoty, unter a; . 2n was to atlemtp to make any further conte ences, Shortly after he furnped, i him. coer declared to the reporter Cath + at e¥ e reure tie nisat of the interview nf head tore wii closed destination, He said he woakibe backin Five ye ’ thanks to “The Statue of Ltsultations!" years, - ‘4 mE ah ee ke ee en Ke ee cenmesneanitialatindationamentndicat Mabie “20-3 ' . ey Ie %e bidimaaeend CE AEE Pre Da any See toy Rw ete fe ee, gn ween, _ at 4 eimeen ys | ' DB Cooper-10316 & Washing stalled, 1 af e