50 years ago, an incident happened in America that people have not forgotten even today. This story is about a mysterious thief who jumped from a flying plane with crores of rupees and a parachute and was never found again. This is not a film script but a real-life incident.
Who was DB Cooper?
This incident is from 1971. A man dressed in a suit and boots and carrying a black bag arrived at the airport. He bought a flight ticket and gave his name as DB Cooper. However, it was later revealed that the name was fake. He took the last seat in the flight and sat quietly.
How did they hijack the plane?
As soon as the flight reached the sky, Cooper gave a piece of paper to the flight attendant. The attendant thought that maybe he was giving her his number, but when she read the paper, she was shocked. It read, "I have a bomb." Cooper opened his bag and showed her what really was a bomb. He asked the pilot to land the plane at the nearest airport and give him two lakh dollars (about 1 crore 36 lakh rupees in today's time) and four parachutes.
The government accepted Cooper's conditions
Keeping the safety of the passengers in mind, the US government agreed to Cooper's demand. He was given two lakh dollars. However, the FBI noted the numbers of the notes so that he could be caught later. After this, Cooper asked the pilot to fly the plane and directed it to head towards Mexico.
How did Cooper disappear?
When the plane was flying in the dark of night, Cooper told the pilot that he wanted to be alone in the rear of the plane. Then he wore a parachute and jumped out of the moving plane. When the pilot noticed something strange in the plane, he saw that the gate of the plane was open and Cooper had disappeared. The US government sent many planes, but no trace of Cooper was found.
An unsolved mystery till date? Only a sketch of Cooper was found and he was never seen again. To date, it remains a mystery who he was, where he went, and how he could not be caught.
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