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Richard Floyd McCoy Jr. (December 7, 1942 – November 9, 1974) was an American aircraft hijacker.McCoy hijacked a United Airlines passenger jet for ransom in April 1972. . Due to a similar modus operandi, McCoy has been proposed as the person responsible for the November 1971 hijacking of Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305, attributed to the still-unidentified "D. B. Coop
Chanté and Rick McCoy III claim their late father, Richard McCoy Jr., is the ever-elusive Boeing hijacker DB Cooper after allegedly finding his parachute hidden in their home, according to a new ...
Richard McCoy Jr. On April 7, 1972, Richard McCoy (1942–1974), staged the best-known of the copycat hijackings. [ 16 ] He boarded United Airlines ' Flight 855 (a Boeing 727 with aft stairs) in Denver , Colorado , and, brandishing what later proved to be a paperweight resembling a hand grenade and an unloaded handgun, he demanded four ...
According to Cowboy State Daily, McCoy’s children, Chante and Richard III, have said they agree with Gryder’s discovery and have long suspected their father was the hijacker.
Richard McCoy Jr., a former Army Green Beret, hijacked a United Airlines 727-100 on April 7 after it left Denver, diverted it to San Francisco, then bailed out over Utah with $500,000 in ransom money. [212] He landed safely and was arrested two days later. [215] [76]
Unlike Cooper’s unsolved caper, Richard McCoy’s skyjacking on April 7, 1972, led to his quick capture just three days later. ... Hijacking a plane and parachuting away with $200,000, hoping to ...
April 7, 1972: United Airlines Flight 855, from Newark, New Jersey, to Los Angeles, California, carrying 85 passengers and a crew of six, was hijacked by Richard McCoy Jr. during a stopover in Denver, Colorado. This was a copycat hijacking, modelled on the D.B Cooper 1971 hijacking of Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305, less than 5 months ...
Richard McCoy Jr. (1942–1974), American aircraft hijacker Richard McCoy (politician) (1863–1942), Australian politician Richard B. McCoy (c.1821–1902), American politician