The parachute was never deployed but pilot George Braet always believed it stopped a bullet from injuring him.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Washington State History Museum will display a parachute from the infamous D.B. Cooper hijacking case for the first time in ...
The daughter of the bride who wore the dress, Sister Kate Braet, who is a veteran herself, was joined by family members to see the dress on display.
On Nov. 24, 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper jumped from a Northwest Orient jetliner and into history. A parachute that was on the plane but not used by the hijacker — who became known as D.B.
TACOMA, Wash. — An artifact connected to the infamous D.B. Cooper case is on display in Tacoma. A parachute connected to the case is being shown at the Washington State History Museum. It's not the ...