The Mystery of D.B. Cooper | The Man in Row 18 | 1

American History Tellers

Wondery

History, Education For Kids, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

4.7 • 18.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

On November 24th, 1971, a man on a Boeing 727 bound for Seattle handed a flight attendant a note that read, “Miss, I have a bomb here.” No one knew the man’s real name. But soon, the press was calling him D.B. Cooper -- and his hijacking of Northwest Orient Flight 305 would go down as one of the most audacious in aviation history.

Cooper parachuted out of that flight with $200,000 in cash, then disappeared without a trace. Over the decades that followed, FBI agents and amateur investigators would pursue thousands of leads and hundreds of suspects. And the mystery of what really happened in the skies over Washington that night has only grown deeper.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to American History Tellers add free on Amazon Music,
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0:09.4	Imagine us November 24, 1971.
0:20.5	You're an airline stewardess aboard Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305.
0:25.9	It's around 3 in the afternoon on the day before Thanksgiving, and the last of 36 passengers
0:30.7	are finding their seats.
0:32.2	Soon, this Boeing 727 will take them on the half hour flight from Portland to Seattle.
0:37.7	The captain's voice calls out over the intercom.
0:40.0	Okay, folks, we've been cleared to taxi, so if the cabin attendants will take their seats,
0:43.8	we'll be on our way.
0:46.5	You buckle yourself into your jump seat, and the very back of the plane.
0:50.3	In just 28 minutes, you'll be at the end of your month-long flight shift.
0:54.3	When you touch down, you'll finally have some well-deserved rest and relaxation.
0:59.7	Tina, the other flight attendant in your section, takes the seat next to you.
1:02.9	God, I don't think those wheels can come up fast enough.
1:05.8	You said it.
1:07.8	Sometimes this job can be exhausting.
1:10.0	It's not just the fear of crashing or the diet pills you have to take to keep your job.
1:14.2	It's the male passengers.
1:16.4	Grabby, pushy, always leering.
1:19.5	Always thinking they're the first guy to ever hand you their phone number on a cocktail
1:23.0	napkin.
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