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So, what is the take away.. We heard bands were brittle and broke and now gooey... I guess they could be both in different places. Band parts on the top near the hotter surface vs on the bottom of the bundle.. but does this suggest when the money arrived on TBAR.. an early Spring like '72 or a later Spring closer to '79.. Remember, there was fresher debris in the same layer and a can of a brand of Sarsaparilla that was first produced in 1974..

Good summary,, I agree. Edwards missed the statement that Rataczak had given a range to establish times, from last contact with Cooper to his call to Solderlind "in the suburbs of Portland".. That call was delayed from the jump time, so Cooper jumped well N of Portland. He also confirmed with Gryder that Cooper was gone before Portland. Good book overall, just some errors.. or false assumptions.. don't all books have errors. Cooper jumped between the Lewis R and about Battleground close to V23. Oscillations were the visual needle movement on the gauge, the bump was both felt and an extreme needle oscillation. The bump was also an oscillation on the gauge. Airstairs never locked down. Plane was hand flown.. Rataczak felt Cooper on the stairs. Cooper was Latin American in features and appearance. AND CAUCASIAN. The placard DID NOT come from inside 305 and it is a virtual certainty it did not come from the outside of 305 but came from one of the many passing jets in 7 years..

But, outside of the name and aviation there is no connection to anyone. Connecting the ICS matches to the school is ridiculous. Those were marketing/advertising material obtained where you buy cigarettes. A correspondence school doesn't send matchbooks to students in the mail. They could have been picked up anywhere. Nope,, total misfire Nicky on all three counts. First, that 1937 article is still too distant, obscure and a one off... a coincidence. Second, I have said I think the Dan Cooper comic is likely a coincidence AS WELL even though it was published in Mexico, I have never claimed it was related, just laid out the facts. I said it was a more likely connection than the french Canadian one. So, you misrepresent my motives. Further, you make a gross error like many others have made.. Latin Americans were of Spanish descent and they were called WHITE or Caucasian at the time.. that includes gov in documents.. Everybody falsely claims that Cooper can't be White/Caucasian and Latin American,, this is 100% false and I can prove it... Gregory even called Cooper Caucasian and Latin American... wait what.. IT IS NOT ONE OR THE OTHER.. GET IT.. and tell all your buddies they are wrong as well.. All of you can remain wrong on this, in fact I prefer it. It is a waste of energy to convince people of things I know to be true. Lastly, I have Cooper images that nobody else has.. end of story.

and it is gone...

I think it was Gregory.. not 100% certain.

Mucklow only saw Cooper standing briefly??

I was thinking at the top still in the sand not sitting on the top, though possible the top may have been exposed for some period of time. It looked like wood to Brian.. it was found just under the top.

Cooper handed Flo an envelope, she removed a note... He demanded and got the note back but what about the envelope... Tina saw the note fall on the floor.. Flo took the note and envelope to the Cockpit.. as well as the demands she wrote down. Flo took both notes to the hijacker after he demanded them.

Well, the money could have been elsewhere for some time or perhaps at the top of the sand layer which can get hot and dry in the summer. I know sandy beaches in the PNW can get too hot to walk barefoot on..

My understanding is that UV and oxygen make rubber bands melty..

This is Edwards blog, he has a few important things wrong but some good analysis. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2500530.Robert_H_Edwards/blog He and Chaucer are working together to move the FBI LZ.. reminds me of Ulis's Western Flight Path analysis that was nonsense. Chaucer made a ridiculous video trying to discredit Rataczak... using a misinterpretation in a news report. It is classic confirmation bias. He uses that insignificant point to claim Ratazcak is unreliable and therefore all his claims must be unreliable and Cooper actually jumped further South. It is quite a feat of mental gymnastics but all a bunch of hooey.. Apparently he is trying to get something published... what a joke. IMO, just let people get things wrong,, why help them and most won't listen anyway.

58 doesn't exclude a suspect but the further from the 45-50 sweet spot the probability drops off.. Mitchell thought he was forty.. Whiting: “Yes, I just wanted to ask you about a few specific points in the description. You know there have been so many different accounts that seem to have gotten mistranslated and re-reported. How old do you...did you think he was?” Bill Mitchell: “So, I was twenty and I want to say forty...” That is why it is called the Vortex...

Like the TBAR money, the inspiration for the alias Dan Cooper will never move beyond theories.. I have several theories, all possible, some better than others.

So, he was 58 for the hijacking... really pushing it.

Gregory is a very small part...

It is interesting, but I have to push back, the Cooper comic was not really for children.. It became very sophisticated, highly technical and advanced, even political. The author had many global connections in the military and aviation world. It was read by adults who were military aviators or fans... It was not a child's comic.. Cooper wasn't an aviator when that article was published... it was not for children. I agree that alias's are usually pulled from past experiences, but a single article 34 years prior is a real stretch,, there are many other better possibilities.

Maybe Gregory. That was the artist conception.. which was said to be poor.

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Yes, I found other issues.. A character's name in a single article about an aviator, not a jumper like the comic and being used 34 years later sounds like a real stretch.. but I think the comic is a stretch as well..

Not necessarily, everyone is focussed on the French angle but the Dan Cooper comic was also published in Mexico, in Spanish for Latin America.. Cooper was described as swarthy and Latin American.. plus his demand was to fly to Mexico... but, I still think the name is a random coincidence.. we will never be able to find any connection beyond speculation. It is still interesting.. Here is an article on the publication, it was out of NY, https://thepulp.net/pulp-articles/i-flew-with-bill-barnes/ I am still trying to figure out if Dan Cooper was a character in only one edition or an ongoing character.. it looks like only that one issue.

That is interesting, Cooper would have been around 10-15 years old at the time.. looks more like an adult piece.. Probably a random coincidence.. but worth looking into more. Was the Dan Cooper character in a recurring series of pieces or just the one.. Here is a link to it.. https://ia902905.us.archive.org/28/items/bill-barnes-air-trails-v-07n-04-1937-01/Bill Barnes Air Trails v07n04 [1937-01].pdf and ironically,, there is an International Correspondence School ad in it... same as the matchbook.. The "Air Trails" publication ran for roughly 10 years and was reprinted in Canada.. http://www.philsp.com/mags/air_trails.html

Yikes,, sure you aren't Blevin's Florida cousin... The document was not created to be disseminated, 45 years later a due to a lawsuit it was released. The document was not created to be disseminated and it was part of an investigation, not a conclusion.

Wrong again, it wasn't disseminated it was an internal communication between offices.. one agent was passing on what he heard from somebody at NWA.. it was not a conclusion, a lie or false information from the FBI. Read the FBI files before you make inaccurate claims..

oh brother,, it wasn't a lie, it wasn't from the FBI if you actually read and understood the evidence. They stated what they were told by somebody at NWA who was likely assuming..

305 was not on autopilot, the plane was flying super dirty,, it would not be appropriate. Ratazcak changed the flap settings and when Cooper was having problems with the stairs right before jumping he adjusted the level and speed... that confirms he was manually flying the plane as he stated. Further, Ratazcak felt Cooper on the stairs.. The statements in the FBI files by an agent about it being on auto pilot were very early Dec 2/71. Yes, it matters because some are trying to claim Ratazcak did not feel Cooper on the stairs because it was on autopilot.. and therefore Cooper jumped further South. He did feel Cooper, he was flying it manually and Cooper did not jump further South.