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Jul 14, 2022 · The crew of the flight showed bravery in the face of what could have turned out to be a catastrophe. One of the people credited for handling the situation exceptionally well is Tina Mucklow. Here’s what you should know about her.
Jan 12, 2021 · The D.B. Cooper hijacking, as it became known (the man bought his plane ticket under the alias Dan Cooper), has baffled law enforcement and amateur detectives for nearly five decades.
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Jul 9, 2022 · Florence Schaffner is one of the only living eyewitnesses left of the November 24, 1971, skyjacking case. She was a 23-year-old stewardess at the time who happened to be the first one to come in contact with D. B. Cooper on the flight.
- On The Day
- What Happened Next
- Demands
- Delays
- Landing
- Collecting The Goods
- Next Plans
- Anger
- Alone
- The Next Flight
The Boeing 727 took off at 14:50 from Portland, Oregon, bound for Seattle, Washington. There were 37 passengers onboard the short 30-minute flight. The flight crew consisted of Captain William A. Scott, first officer William J. Rataczak and flight engineer Harold E. Anderson. In the cabin were flight attendantsAlice Hancock, Florence Schaffner, and...
It was just after take-off when the man handed Florence a note. She assumed it was the man's telephone number and didn't open it. The man kept looking at her and told her to open it. It said, 'Miss - I have a bomb in my briefcase and I want you to sit by me.' She showed the note to Tina. The note also indicated that he was hijacking the plane and w...
Tina wrote down his demands on an envelope and spoke to the flight crew via the interphone. She could reach it from her seated position next to him. She gave Florence the envelope to take to the cockpit. The man requested the ransom again, along with four parachutes by five o'clock. The request for parachutes led to the idea that the man would take...
His demands were taking time to arrange, so the aircraft circled outside of Seattle. The airline's president asked the crew to comply. They were worried that the man might set off the bomb. Tina was trying to shield the passengers from what was going on. The man asked her where she was from and offered her a cigarette. She asked him why he wanted t...
After landing at Seattle, the passengers were told there was a minor technical issue that was causing the delay and to remain seated. The man went to the lavatory, taking the briefcase with him, and then returned to the same seat. The steps were now attached to the front exit, and he sent Tina to collect the items. Tina collected the bag of money f...
Tina joked with him, asking if she could have some of the money; he immediately handed her a package of the money. She immediately handed it back, saying that it was company policy and she was not allowed to accept tips. The passengers were released from the aircraft, mostly unaware of what had occurred. Tina exited the aircraft again to collect th...
Tina asked the man where they were flying to next, and he responded, 'a pleasant place'. She wrote on her pay sheet with a pencil the man's instructions: Going to Mexico City - or any place in Mexico - nonstop - gear down - flaps down - don't go over 10,000 feet altitude - all cabin lights out - do not land again in the States for fuel - no one beh...
Finally, it was agreed that take-off would be with the door closed and steps retracted, but Tina would stay onboard to operate the door in flight. He told her that after operating the door, she could go to the cockpit. The man was getting angry that the aircraft was still not refueled. He was also angry that the money was not in a knapsack as he ha...
He tore off a piece of the parachute to make a makeshift bag. Tina offered him something to eat or drink, which he refused. The man chain-smoked and requested all the written notes be returned to him. The flight crew contacted Tina, saying that they could not get to Mexico City and would have to refuel. They managed to come to an agreement on refue...
The aircraft took off from Seattle and headed for Reno. The man asked Tina to open the aft exit and lower the stairs. She told him she was scared that she would be sucked out of the aircraft. The man said, 'Never mind. I'll do it.' The man was attaching the bags of money to himself. He asked her to show him how to operate the door and staircase, wh...
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Dec 6, 2021 · Tina Mucklow, a former flight attendant who was onboard the plane that was famously hijacked by an unknown man only identified as D.B. Cooper, recounted her experience in an interview with The Independent ahead of a new film about the incident.
- Theodore Bunker
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.
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One of their early results, however, would prove to have a lasting impact on the case: a police record for an Oregon man named D.B. Cooper was discovered and considered a possible suspect. Although he was quickly cleared by the police, an eager and careless member of the press accidentally confused that man’s name for the alias given by the ...
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