Difference between revisions of "D. B. Cooper"
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<noinclude>:''For a list of comics, see [[:Category:Comics featuring D. B. Cooper|Comics featuring D. B. Cooper]].''</noinclude> | <noinclude>:''For a list of comics, see [[:Category:Comics featuring D. B. Cooper|Comics featuring D. B. Cooper]].''</noinclude> | ||
| − | '''{{w | + | '''{{w}}''' is a media {{w|epithet}} for an unidentified man who {{w|Aircraft hijacking|hijacked}} {{w|Northwest Airlines|Northwest Orient Airlines}} Flight 305, a {{w|Boeing 727}} aircraft in 1971. During the flight from {{w|Portland, Oregon}}, to {{w|Seattle|Seattle, Washington}}, the hijacker told a flight attendant he was armed with a bomb, demanded $200,000 in ransom (equivalent to $1,500,000 today), and requested four parachutes upon landing in Seattle. After releasing the passengers in Seattle, the hijacker instructed the flight crew to refuel the aircraft and begin a second flight to {{w|Mexico City}}, with a refueling stop in {{w|Reno, Nevada}}. About 30 minutes after taking off from Seattle, he opened the aircraft's aft door, deployed the staircase, and parachuted into the night over southwestern Washington. He has never been found or conclusively identified. |
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Latest revision as of 10:41, 29 August 2023
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| First appearance | 1400: D.B. Cooper |
| Appearances | 5 |
- For a list of comics, see Comics featuring D. B. Cooper.
D. B. Cooper is a media epithet for an unidentified man who hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305, a Boeing 727 aircraft in 1971. During the flight from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington, the hijacker told a flight attendant he was armed with a bomb, demanded $200,000 in ransom (equivalent to $1,500,000 today), and requested four parachutes upon landing in Seattle. After releasing the passengers in Seattle, the hijacker instructed the flight crew to refuel the aircraft and begin a second flight to Mexico City, with a refueling stop in Reno, Nevada. About 30 minutes after taking off from Seattle, he opened the aircraft's aft door, deployed the staircase, and parachuted into the night over southwestern Washington. He has never been found or conclusively identified.
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