D. B. Cooper and Flight 305: a passenger's view

Here's a message from Dan Rice, who was a passenger on Flight 305 from Great Falls, Montana, to Seattle on 11.24.1971:

"I really enjoyed the book and was totally amazed at how much information Bob was able to put together. It brought back a lot of memories from that day.

I thought the messages that the plane Captain gave us were strange, first that we were going to get some turbulent weather, so we had to remain in our seats with our seat belts fastened and I think the no smoking sign was on. The weather outside was great so that made me wonder. Then later he came on and said we have to burn off some fuel due to a mechanical problem before we can land in Seattle. That got my attention but when we landed in Seattle and stopped in the middle of the runway and a fuel truck pulled up, I knew the plane had been hi-jacked and sure enough, that's what happened.

The FBI folks came on board thru the door next to the cockpit and pretty soon we were able to leave the plane thru the same door and down a portable stairway. It turned out to be quite a story to tell my family and friends."

Image credit: Daniel Rice