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[Bruce A. Smith]

New Cooper TV Broadcast

Nat Loufoque let me know today that DB Cooper is back on TV this weekend, at "The Unexplained" with William Shattner. Season 2, Episode 26, titled: "Outrageous Robberies."

DBC is the opening section and spends about 10-15 minutes giving the highlights of the case, but focusing on the CIA and Air America connection as providing an insight as to how DBC could know the 727 could be flown with the aft stairs deployed. They also suggest that the skyjacking was an agency op to improve airline safety.

Besides Geoffrey, three other talking heads are present: Scot Selby, Larry Levine, and Diane Birnholz. They seem like generic experts, as the producers used them for overviews in their other sections, such as the Gardner Museum heist, which is still unsolved and the 13 paintings still unrecovered.

[georger]

An intelligent persons asks:  Does that kit you reviewed or anything in that Codis thing ... show eye color.

Answer: No.

Same person asks:  Can you tell us more about what a partial is?

Answer: Yes. But not tonight. Partials are useful but not statistically valid. Not admissible in Court, especially today in 2020!

[Robertrand]

The Washington State Historical Society is holding a Virtual Cooper Event on May 13th. (21+ only). Looks like's it's $15 bucks for non-members. I'm not affiliated, just passing on the info...I think I'll check it out.  You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login

[Bruce A. Smith]

WSHM, Virtual Tour, DB Cooper 2021


COOPER
Virtual History After Hours
•   DATES:
May 13, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
•   AGES:
Ages 21+
•   WHERE:
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History After Hours virtual event: COOPER
Alive or deceased? Disgruntled or ingenious? Folk hero or terrorist? This ages 21+ program explores myth and mystery surrounding the 1971 hijacking of Northwest Orient Flight 305 and the enigmatic figure at that story’s center, D.B. Cooper.
The Washington State History Museum and The Museum of Flight are proud to bring you this lively and fascinating virtual program – it will be full of surprises!
•   See material released by the FBI and hear harrowing first-hand accounts of crisis decision making from that Thanksgiving eve flight.
•   Learn how to make Cooper’s favorite mixed drink.
•   Take a look at “stewardess” fashions from the time period.
•   Hear an exclusive conversation with a Museum of Flight volunteer who worked with Northwest Orient airlines at the time of the hijacking.
•   Check out virtual 3-D tours of aircraft including an inside look at a 727, so you can decide for yourself if you think a human could survive a mid-flight jettison from this craft’s aft staircase!
Get your tickets today for this exciting evening event! We’ll send you a downloadable event kit with the cocktail recipe so you can prep the ingredients, and gather items to get ready for other History After Hours activities!
COOPER TICKETS
COOPER is just $10 for WSHS and Museum of Flight members!
$15 not-yet-members.
WSHS MEMBERSHIP INFO
A big thank you to our partners at The Museum of Flight in Seattle.
 
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BAS:

Guess I better buy some Bourbon and 7-Up! I just signed up!   

[EU]

A reminder that the money is still out there.

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[377]

“ Nat Loufoque let me know today that DB Cooper is back on TV this weekend, at "The Unexplained" with William Shattner. Season 2, Episode 26, titled: "Outrageous Robberies."

DBC is the opening section and spends about 10-15 minutes giving the highlights of the case, but focusing on the CIA and Air America connection as providing an insight as to how DBC could know the 727 could be flown with the aft stairs deployed. They also suggest that the skyjacking was an agency op to improve airline safety.”

I’ve studied the Southern Air Transport 727 airdrops over Korat Thailand. It’s my conclusion that the airstairs were removed for these ops. Any contrary opinions?

Boeing’s 727 airdrop tests over Moses Lake WA appear to have retained the airstairs.

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[Bruce A. Smith]

I defer to your research, 377. You've been more successful than I.

Regarding Moses Lake, I attempted to dig up some contacts there that could tell me about the test runs out there, but to no avail. Oddly, Mike McPheters lives in Moses Lake....

[Shutter]

I’ve studied the Southern Air Transport 727 airdrops over Korat Thailand. It’s my conclusion that the airstairs were removed for these ops. Any contrary opinions?

This was obvious from viewing the video. you can clearly see the stairs removed in the video showing the exit of the jumpers. the video also shows metal sheets installed over the permanent part of the stairs. cargo could not get out of the back without destroying the moving section of the stairs and would make it hard for the jumpers to exit as well..

I've mentioned this numerous times in the past..

[377]

What’s your opinion on the Boeing airdrop tests Shutter? Stairs retained?

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[Bruce A. Smith]

More Cooper on a Podcast designed by Millennials for Millennials

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The hosts of The Deep, Dark, Truth, "Chip, Moe, and Mike" drove this Boomer crazy, but if you need a juicy diversion from your online English Lit class, this might be your cup o' tea.

[andrade1812]

More Cooper on a Podcast designed by Millennials for Millennials

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The hosts of The Deep, Dark, Truth, "Chip, Moe, and Mike" drove this Boomer crazy, but if you need a juicy diversion from your online English Lit class, this might be your cup o' tea.

These types of podcasts are always hurt by not having someone who knows the case better.

[Bruce A. Smith]

You're 100 percent correct, Marty. But these podcasts show the strength of the DBC story.

BTW, how are things with your Dad? Stabilized, I hope.

[Shutter]

Andrade, Hope your father is okay..I didn't know anything was wrong.

Spirits are low on this end as well. another longtime friend and co-worker has cancer. went in the hospital 3 weeks ago for knee surgery and found out a couple days ago he has cancer. don't know the extent of the illness yet.

[andrade1812]

You're 100 percent correct, Marty. But these podcasts show the strength of the DBC story.

BTW, how are things with your Dad? Stabilized, I hope.

More or less stabilized, still under a lot of stress.

Though I get hit hard by Covid, was sick for an entire week. As sick as I can ever recall getting. Not fun

[Chaucer]

Prayers are with you all. Nothing but good will on this end.