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lye ee eee let” . =i Suajeots pina Joos von Report We oe 4 Aucust 1547 i ge { ~ , he. The belief that the ‘érash was that of the unreported va2Se she Feasenger, : Ss Ste Re Le TAFF, of FI. LANTON, S-TTLE, was uninjured, but reported that Lot the orew chief, *t/Szt5 ite De MATH: “WS, we9 ot & farz house near the econo. of oe the orash ani was injured. Sgte TAPP then led an acbulunce to ; Sgte RATTENS - fe who was subsequently teken to a Iceal heapital. At O610 PsT an atterpt a? - was mede to telephone 8g. 3 at HAHILTCN FIELD but no ansver was receiveds Fe howsvor, {t was known that HAMILTON AFS was aware of the ineidont and oF would notify Sq. 8B. At O70. PST Cant. LITTRELL departod in o C=45 for (KS. KELSO, At O746 PST Sq Ro was contaotec by phone and sivon a flush roporte . OS At 0905 PST CAPT LITTPELL phoned and informed that he had placed CAPTAIN iM FOnSOERG in oharge of Army porsonnel proceeding te the scene of the orashe 2 OR _ No sorial search was necessary as olviliens in the area knew tho exact i os location of the eraash and had reported finding one (2) body in the wreckage. ho CAPT. LITTRELL prepared to fly Set'a TAPF end MATIEVS to MCCHORD FIELD f sy. for medion] attention, arriving at 0945 PST, The survivors stated that a they believed neither the pliot nor co-pilot has parachuted fron the lene. The ceuse of the incident was at this tine doturained to be a fire in the left engtnese CAPT BTTaOLL was infornea by Sote TArF thet he dalieved classified documents hed boon aboard the planes CAPT 00 SHLEG ws was instructed to take neoessary procnutiona, An anouinnec m-' tle plane Oe at BCCMORD FAcly oarrying tho two survivors end took then to the hoepital. : Intergoretion revenled that the left engine had caught fire in the powar * section and flancs ond smoko led eprcead to the flizht deck almost Inzed- fatelye The orew oslef, MAINES, agsietod TAP? in attaching tha ohcat paok and fA°F abardcaed the plane et an estimated altitude of 1u,000 ft (this fact te douvted bat Ls not considered neceasurily rolvvar:)e MATEITS helped the pllot and oo-pilot ettaoh tholr chest packs (cl) pose soriol had boon wearing the harness) and as he Ie ft the plene woe aware thet she co-pllot was preparing to follow. The pilot hed sterted to leave anc, to th@ beet reoollootion of MATEUS, was partially stending ond holding the control wheel with his left hand. HKATs=a'S etatecents incicate that proper emergency preoedures had been porforzed but thet the fleroe had en- welo-ed the sntire lsft efde almost imrodiately. TAPF stated thet, becouse of the full moon end good visibility, he eaw MATHENS leave the plane and waz able to follow the plene to the ground and that ho anw no one elae bail oute Tho ship was enveloped in flacoe and ras tecinaine to fell anart velore hitting the ground woore it expleded and burned stout ene (1) mile . from where he, TAPP, landed. Te lit in e tree, and not kneving how te relesae hia parnohute of the quick-detsohable Eind, cut himsolf lecse froa the herross with hie pooket knife. oe kicked exd strugrled end eventually jurmed to the ground, receiving ea jolt on inpaot Sut wos unadle te ruess how far he hud fellen. Ue then fellowed a oow path for en estinated two (2) miles to a farm house, arriving efter MATION. Koanvhile, ag MATOS - @leared the planu he turned and aaw the plans strike the sroun nd, explode -- .° and durne Just before or just at the tine of ispact he cay er objet “ @fire throm olear of the plane but did rot know wether it ras & percon . or part of the plane, MATII45 alao Lit ine tree, and after freeine hineslf “s, from his harness, fell to the zround where he injured his back. -‘¢ lest “eonsolousnose end on recovering went to the burning plens, about fifty ™ ite Meet Eg pb perenne Habeas So a os