1140 1139. The Great Robbery (3/5)

Chapter 1140 1139. Big Robbery (35)

Southwest Airlines check-in counters at Dallas, Texas, November 24, 1971.

A tall, middle-aged white man with brown hair and a blue suit walked up to the counter and smiled at the conductor: "Hi, I'm Dan Cooper, give me a one-way ticket for flight 305, I'm going to Los Angeles to visit me girlfriend."

The conductor took one look at him, noticed he was lugging a large suitcase, and took the cash and gave him a ticket.

After getting the ticket, Dan Cooper checked the time, dragged his suitcase to accept the airport security check, and then boarded the plane under the boarding instructions.

The plane did not take off in time, because a batch of gold was being transported from the Bank of Dallas. The total weight of this batch of gold was 120 kilograms, and it was to be sent to the Los Angeles area to stabilize the foreign trade market in Los Angeles.

The convoy transporting gold was late, and they encountered a traffic accident on the way. The convoy was worried that it was a car accident intentionally caused by someone robbing gold, so they changed their route.

Facts have proved that the team's concerns are correct. On both sides of the car accident, there are a group of cowboys from South Dallas with guns in their arms, and they have no good intentions for this batch of gold.

The stewardess apologized over and over again on the plane, and many passengers were very dissatisfied, so the crew decided to send everyone some drinks and food to calm the anger of the passengers.

In contrast, Dan Cooper was very calm, the stewardess pushed the trolley over, he ordered a bourbon and soda, and tipped the stewardess twenty dollars.

At that time, a tip of 20 dollars was quite a lot. The stewardess was very happy and thanked him with a smile.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the plane was flying in the air, and Cooper took out the suitcase and began to assemble something.

You must know that the American aviation industry is very developed, and many flights are full of people. Dan Cooper is located in a hidden corner, and there are no passengers around, so no one finds out what he is doing in time.

Cooper drank whiskey and assembled something, then he waved to the flight attendant.

Because of the previous tip, the flight attendant had a good impression of this generous middle-aged handsome guy, so she came over with a smile and asked, "Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"

Cooper also showed a happy smile: "Yes, ma'am, can I have a note, please?"

The stewardess quickly tore off a piece of post-it note and handed it to him, and he began to write on the paper. The stewardess felt a little hopeful, because she felt that she had a beautiful appearance and a sexy figure, and passengers often wrote confessions to her.

She was thinking, if this handsome older guy with a lot of money also wrote a confession letter for himself, would she accept it?

The stewardess was thinking about it. After Cooper finished writing, he handed the note to her.

Stretching out her slender hand, the stewardess took the note and looked down, the sweet smile on her face froze: I have a bomb here.

Looking at the contents of this note, the stewardess turned pale with fright: "Sir, please don't be joking..."

Cooper smiled and drank the whiskey in the glass, opened the clothes of the neighbor, and a bomb tied together appeared in front of the flight attendant, with complicated wires on it.

The stewardess screamed in fright, Cooper quickly stood up and put his finger on her red lips to block her cry, and said with a chuckle: "Go, tell the captain everything here, tell him, I want something from him .”

With the note, the stewardess left in a hurry.

Soon, the captain arrived, and he asked calmly and vigilantly: "Sir, what needs do you have, you can tell me, don't get excited, I will help you with everything..."

"I'm not excited, I want the two boxes stored in your cab, get someone to bring them to me, and prepare four parachutes, don't mess with them, or we'll fall into the Rio Grande together ’” Cooper smiled.

The captain's scalp was numb, and he still wanted to argue. Cooper didn't give him a chance, and he directly took out the bomb and said, "Don't waste time, I'm timing this."

Finally, two heavy boxes appeared next to Cooper. Cooper checked the contents, nodded and said, "Contact an airport, we can land now."

The plane landed at Safford Airport, the passengers on the plane were quickly evacuated and the crew was forced to stay.

A few hours later, at the request of Cooper, the plane quickly took off again and continued to fly in the direction of Los Angeles, but the flight altitude should not exceed 10,000 feet.

After 8:00 p.m., Cooper shut all the crew members into the cockpit.

Then, at an unknown time, he took two boxes of gold ingots, opened the parachute, jumped off the plane, and disappeared into the night.

This is the DB-Cooper aircraft robbery that shocked the United States for decades. Because it involved 120 kilograms of gold and a major impact, the FBI quickly intervened in the case and launched an investigation.

This case was very influential because it was so legendary. Ten years later, in 1981, Hollywood put it on the screen and filmed the movie "The Eagle" about the plane robbery.

In the past ten years, various books introducing this case have continuously appeared on the market, such as "Rainbow's End", "Skyhawk" and so on.

Legend has it that Cooper landed in Ariel, Arizona, so every year, Cooper fans gather in front of Ariel's General Store Tavern for a party.

For them, Cooper, who challenged the authority of the government and won, is a hero. For this reason, a festival was born, the DB-Cooper Festival held on November 26 every year.

A few years ago, the FBI announced the suspension of the active investigation of this hijacking case, but people interested in D.B. Cooper have been flocking to him, and all kinds of clues and evidence, both true and false, are confusing.

So far, there are still private investigators who say they have found some clues about Cooper.

Because there were no large-scale gold transactions in the market for several years at that time, the FBI and the police believed that the gold had not been disposed of.

The 120 kilograms of gold has become a treasure, and many Americans who want to get rich are working hard for him, and the value of the gold also helps add mystery and attraction to the case.

Li Du was dumbfounded when he listened to the vivid introduction of the treasure hunters.

These guys are real treasures. In Li Du's eyes, they are definitely the masters of the show. One by one, they continue to add drama to themselves, like performing a stage play, and show this case in front of Li Du.

He thought it was ridiculous because he knew it wasn't true.

Li Du asked: "Then, has the FBI ever thought about how Cooper managed to avoid the security check and board the plane with explosives? Also, didn't they suspect the crew members? All these are the words of the crew members."

Hans said: "Suspected, the crew members were investigated, and they encountered a lot of trouble at the time. However, there was no evidence that they were involved in this incident. Since then, the FBI has monitored the bank accounts of the crew members at that time and has never found them. There is a problem with your account."