The Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 Hijacking

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On the plane

• With ransom in hand, D.B. carried out his plan.
• When the plane was in flight, the back stairway opened.

THIS MYSTERY HAS AN ALIBI TO IT

• On the morning of November 24, 1971, Cooper said he had to go on a hunting trip (keep in mind that this was the day the hijacking occurred).
• When he returned the next day he had blood and bruises all over his body.
• His reason for this was he met in an car accident.
• He disappeared shortly after...never to be heard from again!

• Back stairway of a plane "opened"

Sources for This Presentation Brought to you by the following:

• http://strangehistory.org/cms/index.php/archive21/49-hijacking-of-flight-305-by-d-b-cooper-case-closed
• http://www.citizensleuths.com/db-cooper-what-you-need-to-know.html
• http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1846670_1846800_1846854,00.html

After The Ransom was given

A Jump Into History

• It was a jump from an amazing height.
• D.B. landed in a forest.
• No one ever found him!

• When the plane landed, in exchange for the passengers, the FBI gave him his demads
• D.B. then ordered the pilots to fly to Mexico City at 200 mph and an altitude of 10,000 ft.

• Skydivers jumping from a plane in the top left, thick forest on the right

The Mystery of "The Northwest Orient Flight 305 Hijacking" Preview

• FBI on the left, money on the right, and parachutes on the top.

• Afternoon of November 24, 1971
• Dan Cooper(A.K.A D.B. Cooper) buys a one way ticket from Portland to Seattle.
• The plane he boarded, to later hijack, was a Boeing 727.
• No one knew if he made it out alive or dead until 2011.

Where Did the Money Go?

The First Events

• This is anybody's best guess!
• The money was never recirculated.
• However, about $5,000 were found buried in the sand on the Colombia river.

• D.B. passed a note, which stated he had a bomb to a flight attendant.
• In exchange for the passengers safety, he requested parachutes and $200,000 to be waiting for him when they land in Seattle.

• Sketch of D.B Cooper on left and Boeing 727 on the right

• Picture of the Colombia River on the right

Breakthrough

Conclusion

• Marla (knew personal information about the crime) came out in 2011.
• D.B. Cooper was her uncle really named Lynn Doyle Cooper.
• He admired a French comic book character (who was a skydiver named Dan Cooper).

• In my opinion, the 40 year old mystery (1971-2011) is solved thanks to Marla.
• Lynn Doyle Cooper was the D.B, Cooper that hijacked and
• D.B. Cooper survived the jump!

tHE Northwest orient airlines flight 305 hijack

By: Marlon Edwards