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D. B. Cooper

On November 24, 1971, an unidentified man using the alias Dan Cooper, subsequently known as D. B. Cooper, hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305, a Boeing 727 aircraft flying from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington. Cooper told the flight crew he had a bomb, and demanded $200,000 in ransom (equivalent to $1,600,000 in 2025) and four…

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Known for
Hijacking a Boeing 727 and parachuting from the plane mid flight before disappearing
Capture status
Fugitive, never identified or captured
Criminal charge
Air piracy and violation of the Hobbs Act
Criminal status
Never apprehended
Disappeared
November 24, 1971 (54 years ago)
Other name
Dan Cooper (actual alias used)

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D. B. Cooper

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D. B. Cooper

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related to Richard McCoy · 32
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related to Investigation · 24
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related to In popular culture · 21
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related to William Gossett · 17
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related to Further reading · 11
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Capture status · 1
D. B. Cooper → Fugitive, never identified or captured
Criminal charge · 1
D. B. Cooper → Air piracy and violation of the Hobbs Act
Criminal status · 1
D. B. Cooper → Never apprehended
Disappeared · 1
D. B. Cooper → November 24, 1971 (54 years ago)

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
D. B. CooperCapture statusFugitive, never identified or captured1.00infobox
D. B. CooperCriminal chargeAir piracy and violation of the Hobbs Act1.00infobox
D. B. CooperCriminal statusNever apprehended1.00infobox
D. B. CooperDisappearedNovember 24, 1971 (54 years ago)1.00infobox
D. B. CooperKnown forHijacking a Boeing 727 and parachuting from the plane mid flight before disappearing1.00infobox
D. B. CooperOther nameDan Cooper (actual alias used)1.00infobox
D. B. CooperStatusMissing/Unidentified1.00infobox
D. B. CooperWanted byFBI1.00infobox
D. B. CooperWanted sinceNovember 24, 1971 (case was closed in 2016)1.00infobox
D. B. CooperWebsitewww.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/db-cooper-hijacking1.00infobox
D. B. Cooperrelated to BibliographyBragg0.60section
D. B. Cooperrelated to BibliographyLynn0.60section

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