On November 24, 1971, a mysterious man who identified himself as “Dan Cooper” bought a one-way ticket for $18.52 and boarded Northwest Orient Flight 305 from Portland to Seattle. Mid-flight, he handed a note to a flight attendant claiming he had a bomb and demanded $200,000 in cash, four parachutes, and a refueling truck in Seattle. DB Cooper ordered the flight to Mexico City and freed thirty-five people once his needs were satisfied.
He unlocked the rear stairway somewhere over Washington and parachuted two times with the ransom money into the night. It is the only unresolved air piracy case in American history as DB Cooper was never discovered despite intensive efforts.
Richard Floyd McCoy: The Leading Suspect
Over the years, the FBI has looked at several suspects; one name caught out: Richard Floyd McCoy II. Just five months following the DB Cooper hijacking, McCoy was caught for an identical incident. In April 1972, he hijacked a United Airlines flight, demanded $500,000, and parachuted to escape..........Read More
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