D. B. Cooper, also known as Dan Cooper, was an unidentified man who hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305, a Boeing 727 aircraft, in United States airspace on November 24, 1971.

Jan 10, 2024 · Experts believe that anyone skyjacking the plane the way D.B. Cooper did must have possessed insider knowledge of the Boeing 727 and of the Pacific Northwest. Crucible Steel workers regularly...

FBI artist rendering of so-called D.B. Cooper, who hijacked Northwest Orient Flight 305 out of Portland (Oregon), demanded and received ransom money upon landing in Seattle, then parachuted...

Feb 15, 2025 · D.B. Cooper (Dan Cooper), criminal who in 1971 hijacked a plane traveling from Portland to Seattle and later parachuted out of the aircraft with the ransom money. An extensive manhunt ensued, but he was never identified or caught, resulting in one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in U.S history.

Nov 25, 2024 · Decomposed $20 bills, believed to be the money given to hijacker D.B. Cooper, from 1971. The money was found in 1980 by an 8-year-old boy on the shore of Columbia River partially buried in the...

23 hours ago · The FBI has released hundreds of documents relating to the infamous 1971 jet hijacker "DB Cooper.". His true identity remains a mystery. The files provide a historical review of the FBI investigation into the storied hijacking but do not show a clearer picture of the hijacker's potential identity.. The FBI archives detail the intensive search to find the hijacker who put on a parachute and ...

Oct 26, 2023 · D.B. Cooper hijacked a flight for $200,000, then disappeared after parachuting from the plane. Read about the unsolved case, suspects, and related movies.

Nov 20, 2024 · Fifty-three years ago, the legend of D.B. Cooper was born. An unidentified man hijacked a Boeing 727 that was on its way from Seattle, Washington, to Portland, Orgeon on Nov. 24, 1971. His...

Dec 18, 2024 · D.B. Cooper, the infamous hijacker, is shrouded in mystery not only regarding his identity but also about his financial standing. He orchestrated one of the most daring airline hijackings in U.S. history on November 24, 1971, making off with a ransom of $200,000.

Over the years, a few clues have popped up even if Cooper himself has not. In 1980, a boy found a package of rotting $20 bills along the Columbia River worth $5,800 that matched the ransom money ...