He has been called Òa Northwest folk hero,Ó ÒJesse James,Ó and ÒBilly the Kid.Ó But until now, he hasnÕt been called a she. Contrary to popular belief, D.B. Cooper not only survived the infamous hijacking on November 24, 1971. He also committed the high-flying caper as a woman. CooperÕs real name was first Bobby, then Barb, Dayton. ÒCooperÓ had gender reassignment surgery in December 1969. In 1971, he pulled his buccaneering swipe dressed as a man and walked away as a woman. Bobby/Barb lived to the age of 76 and died of natural causes on February 20, 2002