both of my quotes are from the original statements after the crime and a second interview with Tina not long after. December 3, 1971

"At one time she lit a cigarette for him with the last match in the paper match folder. when she attempted to discard the empty card folder, the hijacker decisively took it from her and placed it into one of his pockets, stating he didn't want her to throw it away"

This was the first interview shortly after they landed in Reno..

Flo states she got a pen and pad from her purse to take notes from Cooper. he said " Take this down" that is different than what Tina claims...

This isn't a movie and states notes meaning more than one. did he have multiple matchbooks to write in. none of it makes sense.

What does make sense is the original statements made. Cooper gave a note to Flo and then instructed then from that point on. Tina stated somewhere in using a pay sheet to write on. Cooper requested all the notes to be returned to him and nothing about returning any matchbooks? the matchbooks would be in the cockpit.

Yea, no kidding it is not a movie.  The point is that you can write notes in a matchbook if that is what you choose or what you have at your disposal.  I don't put a lot of weight on the matchbooks myself, maybe on the cigarettes. 

The term "convey" could mean the notes were transported in the matchbook cover.  Or, "convey" could mean communicate, in terms of a message.  I've got the 302 in front of me, and it is hard to figure out if the matchbooks were used to transport, or used to write on.  Regardless, for anyone interested in what Flyjack has to say, go to the DZ, create a username, mute Robert Blevins, then you'll only see relevant posts like Flyjack's one on the matchbooks.

This is what the 302 says.

"The hijacker very carefully demanded that each and every note either written by him or dictated to the stewardess by him be returned to him and he also had a used match cover which was used to convey notes to be returned to him."

Note: it says match cover, not matchbook cover.

You interpret this as the matchbook was used to transport, I interpret this as the matchbook was written on.  I've seen matchbooks written on in the inside.  So why could Cooper not have done that?  Notes could mean a series of individual separate notes on different types of papers, or it could mean notes on a page.  I could have one piece of paper with a few different notes on it.  Or a matchbook with multiple notes on it.  I don't need more than one matchbook to have notes on a matchbook.

We see this differently.

My posts are to let you guys know that Flyjack and EU have talked about this, even though some might not have remembered it.

Unlike cold case files are read by new investigators. sometimes the original investigators are retired but still alive and they have the ability to question things they read for verification. we don't have that ability. assumptions are made that can be true or false. they also have the ability to question witnesses. we have trouble with that as well. road blocks are at every corner in this case. getting to the bottom of the whole thing is going to be tough. looking back the FBI actually had a timeline for evidence and destroyed a critical part of the case. things like the notes and how the matchbooks came into play will never resolve the case. the money find and path are critical parts along with DNA.

Imagine if the guy who pulled the evidence to be destroyed decided not to and kept it?

Also, keep in mind Northwest had there own matches to give out so I fail to see the reason they would give someone else's matches out to passengers. they had matches, dishes, wings, playing cards etc.

Tina's second interview she claims Cooper had another book of matches  describing them as sky chef matches...it's all trivial  in my opinion. daily smokers always had matches. one book isn't enough. some don't strike and wind blows them out.

My latest research points to DBC coming from the East Coast, likely Connecticut. This would have necessitated him traveling to Seattle from JFK. And DBC's plan starting with an early flight from SEA to PDX.

A transcontinental flight such as JFK to SEA is a reasonable place Cooper could have obtained the Sky Chef matches because they actually served meals on these flights prepared by Sky Chef--unlike 305 from PDX to SEA.

Other than that, the only real viable option is that DBC obtained the Sky Chef matches from one of the 16 airport Sky Chef restaurant locations across the US--JFK included. Regardless, this appears to support my theory that Cooper flew in from somewhere.

Also, as I've noted, I feel quite strongly that DBC's original plan called for him to jump near Seattle and literally depart on the one red-eye flight out of Seattle on November 24th--before 305 landed in Reno and the authorities even knew DBC was gone--not coincidentally traveling to...JFK.

You can rest assure they spoke about a lot of things. how much of it she remembers is hard to say. I was reading an old email from Mark Bennett about Mitchell. back in 2016 he made comments of no longer being able to ID Cooper. several have made claims of memory issues. too many years have gone by. only people with suspects seem to have a clear and vivid recall.

The clock is ticking on several main witnesses with trying to get the right questions answered.

Ah, so maybe the skyjacker was a fan of the TV show, "Sarge?"

To me, that makes as much sense as a comic book written in French twenty years before the hijacking.

Good find, Grapes.