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Today in History: D.B. Cooper Vanishes After $200,000 Hijacking Heist

11/24/2025

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On November 24, 1971, an unidentified man known as D.B. Cooper hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305, demanding $200,000 and four parachutes. After releasing the passengers in Seattle, he instructed the crew to refuel for a flight to Mexico City. Cooper then parachuted from the plane over southwestern Washington, and his fate remains unknown.

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On November 24, 1971, an unidentified man known as D.B. Cooper hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305, demanding $200,000 and four parachutes. After releasing the passengers in Seattle, he instructed the crew to refuel for a flight to Mexico City. Cooper then parachuted from the plane over southwestern Washington, and his fate remains unknown.