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x Field Division of this Bureau and advised that among his other inves- tions he bad perfected the bullet-proof or non-inflamahle airplane ; 4 \ {gasoline tank. i‘ / In this connection, Rutherford claimed that om April 22, Mle . noo~inflammable ~?- | "7. A. 1939, be sent the original plans for.@ bullet-proof, eo N\..: airplane gasoline tank similar to the ones in use in the presest ~~ *"” er ~ \. Kuropean conflict sinee the latter part ef 1940, toe Uolonel Charles Ae. o 7 Lindbergh, c/o Henry Arnold, Commender-in-Chief of the Air Corpse, ~ Washington, D. C." These plana sere reportedly sent to Lindbergh because he was Chairman of the New Device Comittee. Rutherford states that be presently has in his possession photostats of the plans mailed to Mr. Lindbergh on april 22, 1939, and further alleges that these + @ocuments were sent by registered mail, the copy of the registration Y veoeipt belag now in his possession. Rutherford also contends that tee “ -Y sealing and mailing of the envelope eontaining these documents were ~ ¥ witaessed by Messrs. Pearce Rogers and Jeek Blake of Abilene, “Tezas. -— + Subsequently while residing at Burbenk, California, Rutherford A read en artiale in the May 3, 1940, iseus of the Los Angeles Exaniner, cus written by Beary Arnold, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Air | RS ‘~ Corps, describing a bullet-proof self-sealing ges tank found cea German airplane shot down in England. According to Rutherford, the tea written by Mr. Arnold steted that at that time the United States Wie not have s self-sealing gas tank. Sowever, Rutherford reported oe on a rem —Tthat tenks of this nature hal been in American production approxi- a ty mately ninety days prior to his visit to the Dallas Office of this a. “Bureeu and at the present time all United States ullitary planes are = rts fitted with tanks of this type. , et. ptherford atated that he has never “petiartot ED PY ort Sotiz ae * Viet See ! he forwarded to Mr. Lindbergh. ~_ tat Sere ae co ie it. He ou that the development ef these tanks’ 7 rs Bomvane in GerGday atl! the United Y- war more them . f pt x) ~s | wari eure at pat ah “ ' i i nf . pheaat#rh: 0. 1st” ad