November24,1971.AmancallinghimselfDanCooperhijackedaNorthwestOrientflight,collected$200,000ransom,thenparachutedintoastormoverthePacificNorthwest.Hewasneverfound.TheonlyunsolvedhijackinginUSaviationhistory.
In 2003, a team spent years casing the Antwerp Diamond Centre's "uncrackable" vault. They defeated 10 layers of security including infrared sensors, seismic detectors, and a 100-million-combination lock. They stole $100M+ in diamonds. Then one member left his sandwich at the scene.
The Allies strapped fake invasion plans to a corpse, dressed him as a Royal Marines officer, and dumped him off Spain. The Nazis fell for it completely.
November 24, 1971. A man calling himself Dan Cooper hijacked a Northwest Orient flight, collected $200,000 ransom, then parachuted into a storm over the Pacific Northwest. He was never found. The only unsolved hijacking in US aviation history.
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