Seattlest: Parachute is not D.B. Cooper's

Grandpapack

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:07:46 -0800

Department of Defense parachutes did not become eligible for sale as surplus until at least sixteen years from the year of purchase. The earliest date that a 1946 parachute could be purchased by a civilian was 1962 (nine years before the Cooper jump). Earl Cossey recollected that he acquired the Cooper chute "in the sixties". Cossey's comment that the found canopy was from an earlier era than the Cooper jump might indicate fading memory after 37 years; so we can only hope that he really can recognize his own parachute.

brappy

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:47:30 -0800

The date on the parachute says 1946. I really doubt that in November 1971, someone would be using a parachute that was made 25 years prior. This was the golden age of military surplus and newer parachutes could be found easily, I'm sure. Why that never seemed to be a point in the story confused me. @abbey - The photo is scary in general.

TroyJMorris

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:12:19 -0800

Obviously, this is the most realistic re-inactment of the D.B. Cooper case since "Without a Paddle."

abbey

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:12:16 -0800

i think its a poorly staged fbi/ap photo. why they did it in a hanger/parking garage beats the heck out of me!

Kim Ruehl

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:40:35 -0800

her face is all "bitch, please. that ain't d.b. cooper's." also, how/why did the parachute fall in a parking garage? i don't understand so many things about that photo.

abbey

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:13:28 -0800

According to at least one photo, that's is FBI Spokesperson Robbie Burroughs. Others have not given her name.

Kim Ruehl

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:52:19 -0800

who's that lady? is she d.b. cooper?