A mysterious hijacker 'DB Cooper' held the Northwest Orient Airlines flight 53 years ago for $200,000 ransom, and parachuted out of the aircraft, never to be seen again. Now, the parachute used by ...

Toria Sheffield Sat, June 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM PDT 4 min read Leo Kohn/Courtesy of Valerie van Heest via AP Northwest Orient Flight 2501 that disappeared over Lake Michigan in 1950 ...

In this photo provided by Valerie van Heest, a historical exhibit of the 1950 crash of a Northwest Orient plane in Lake Michigan is on display at the Heritage Museum in St. Joseph, Mich., Oct. 7 ...

The search for Northwest Orient Flight 2501 has been called off after a 20-year search. The passenger plane carrying 58 people disappeared over Lake Michigan on June 23, 1950 and no victims were ...

Object Details Author Jones, Geoff 1949- Subject Northwest Airlines Corporation History Contents Northwest Airways -- Northwest during World War II -- Air services to the Orient and the 1950s -- ...