Not quite sure which thread it was, but someone was asking whether the feds did a good search of the Portland airport area to see if anyone saw Cooper arrive at the airport. I think it was Himmelsbach (I could be wrong, and pls don't make me look for it right now, eyes adjusting to new contacts)who stated that search was very thorough, taking in everything from bus, taxi, and car rental services to restaurants, hotels, motels, and possibly henhouses and outhouses in the area. Nobody recalled anyone matching Cooper's description.

Of course, it is entirely possible that Cooper simply stepped off another plane. I don't know whether the feds would have checked ARRIVALS at Portland who did not have connecting flights. Cooper didn't, if he did arrive by plane; he bought his Seattle ticket at Portland in cash.

Wherever he was before buying that ticket, he doesn't seem to have done anything that would attract any attention. I'm guessing, then, that he didn't really "lounge" anywhere in the airport for any noteworthy period of time.

Anyway, that's really my only input on that. I do recall reading the feds checked service providers of all kinds in the area pretty thoroughly - even shoe shine people.

That's my general understanding of the FBI investigation of PDX and environs, too.

Bruce, there was a gentleman on here a few weeks ago who was writing a DBC piece and included a very detailed description of Portland airport at that time. Do you happen to know who it was and/or which thread it was under? I can't figured out where I saved it to on my PC and wanted to read it again. He was a newbie.

You might be talking about DavidV...he posted a pic of the ticket counter....

You might be talking about DavidV...he posted a pic of the ticket counter....

where was this posted and when?

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You might be talking about DavidV...he posted a pic of the ticket counter....

where was this posted and when?

I've sent him a message to find out where he heard of it. I haven't read Skyjack by GG - maybe in there somewhere? I haven't found it in the witness statements so far, but possible Flo or someone else mentioned it in a non-FBI interview.

Those who jumped from the 727 at the World Free Fall Convention qualified for a DB Cooper number based on their exit number. Thousands were awarded. My DC 9 jump did not count. Wrong plane.

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You might be talking about DavidV...he posted a pic of the ticket counter....

where was this posted and when?

I've sent him a message to find out where he heard of it. I haven't read Skyjack by GG - maybe in there somewhere? I haven't found it in the witness statements so far, but possible Flo or someone else mentioned it in a non-FBI interview.

Ah, Bruce's book mentions something about Red Campbell's FBI team at Reno failing to extract fingerprints from magazines which Cooper read. DanV mentions a newspaper. But still not sure where either description comes from. It's possible Cooper read during the flight, though offhand it's the last thing I would think of doing mid-hijacking, and I read all the time; I'd read in my sleep if I could see through my eyelids. Still, mid-heist seems counter-intuitive - but then, it was a long flight. Does anyone know of any witness interviews outside the FBI ones, which don't mention it, that refer to Cooper reading?

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someone asked me about the tie clip today...I took a pic of mine with my phone camera (horrible) but it should give you an idea how small it really is and makes you wonder how so many could remember this little thing decades later...nothing flashy about it.

The clip has no markings what so ever on it..the clip is fragile, it will bend easily while trying to put it on a tie until you get use to clipping it on...the clip is still gold..the photo didn't take very well..

I only wore it once...Vicki, and Mark Bennett were down here several years ago and I met them at a bar up the street..I put on my pilot uniform, clip on tie with the clip so they could spot me 

That was funny.  I remember Vicki asked "how will we recognize you?".  And, the only thing you'd tell her is "you'll know".   

lol, I forgot about that....