# McCoy was an experienced skydiver with his own equipment and committed a parachute hijacking in 1972, so a…

> McCoy was an experienced skydiver with his own equipment and committed a parachute hijacking in 1972, so a modified rig in his possession needs no Cooper…

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# McCoy was an experienced skydiver with his own equipment and committed a parachute hijacking in 1972, so a…

McCoy was an experienced skydiver with his own equipment and committed a parachute hijacking in 1972, so a modified rig in his possession needs no Cooper explanation.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[The rig is a parachute McCoy owned for his own jumping or the Utah hijacking and has no connection to Flight…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/answers/ANS0D6SXF547QK7/the-rig-is-a-parachute-mccoy-owned-for-his-own-jumping-or)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). McCoy was an experienced skydiver with his own equipment and committed a parachute hijacking in 1972, so a… [Evidence EVD0D6SXFCY5KWX]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D6SXFCY5KWX
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