It is . .
The story of a man wearing a suit who hijacked a plane in 1971
A crime involving a bag of stolen money and a person who was never seen again
One of the most famous unsolved FBI cases of all timeFind
out what really happened when a strange man hijacked an airplane in
1971 and then parachuted out of it, never to be seen again. What is the
truth behind the mystery of the man who came to be known as D. B.
Cooper?
On November 24, 1971, an unidentified man
hijacked an airplane that was flying from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle,
Washington. He demanded $200,000 and told a flight attendant that he had
weapons. After stopping in Seattle, the hijacker was given the money
and he released the attendants. But he demanded that the pilots stay
on-board, refuel, and fly him to Mexico City. Just thirty minutes after
the plane took off, the man jumped out of the aircraft and parachuted
away…never to be seen or heard from again. Did he escape with the money?
Did he even survive the jump? Over fifty years later, the FBI still
does not know what happened to the man they call “D. B. Cooper.” Find
out what we do know about one of America’s most famous, unsolved
mysteries in this book for young readers.