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Unsolved Case Files: Escape at 10,000 Feet

Unsolved Case Files: Escape at 10,000 Feet

Published in
2021
4.17
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Description

A minute-by-minute account of the only unsolved airplane hijacking in the U.S. CASE NO. 001: NORJAK NOVEMBER 24, 1971 PORTLAND, OREGON 2:00 P.M. A man in his mid-forties, wearing a suit and overcoat, buys a ticket for Northwest Orient Airlines flight 305 bound for Seattle. 3:07 P.M. The man presents his demands: $200,000 in cash and four parachutes. If the demands are not met, he threatens to detonate the explosive device in his briefcase. So begins the true story of the man known as D.B. Cooper, and the only unsolved airplane hijacking case in the United States.
Age
7-11
Text complexity
intermediate
Length
98 pages
Book in series
#1

Why to read

  • Engages critical thinking
  • Interactive and immersive experience
  • Develops problem-solving skills
  • Encourages attention to detail