D.B. Cooper skyjacking legend started at PDX

D.B. Cooper skyjacking legend started at PDX

Author: www.offbeatoregon.com (finn @ offbeatoregon.com) August 18, 2025 Duration: 8:54
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History's only unsolved hijacking drama started at Portland International Airport when a nondescript man calling himself 'Dan Cooper' stepped aboard a Boeing 727 bound for Seattle. (Part 1 of a 4-part series) (Portland, Multnomah County; 1970s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1306a-db-cooper-part-1-the-skyjacking.html)

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