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The Man Who Vanished Into Thin Air: The D.B. Cooper Mystery | The Missing Chronicles
In this episode of The Missing Chronicles, host Gina Hurst dissects the enduring mystery of D.B. Cooper, the only unsolved air piracy in commercial aviation history. On Thanksgiving Eve, November 24, 1971, a man using that alias hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 from Portland to Seattle. After securing $200,000 in ransom and four parachutes, he jumped from the rear airstair of a Boeing 727 into the stormy night over Southwest Washington. This true crime deep dive explores the meticulous planning, the tense negotiation with the crew, and the chilling precision that made Cooper one…
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