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menos tig Lr t away nay % “ 2;.. <e = ae = ef ete ee OE I yr RN "ee * - tan wo ve at } : ‘ Subjeots Final }q~“on Report — we) mm & August 1947 (50) yords away. Flares wero goirr cff ans he thought best to loave the acorea. Ke heard @ strenn nearby cord followed it until ho cess to a houes and @roused tle oooupants. Soon TA?’ arrived at tho same houso and, being une ‘injured, was driven dato town. Then ho led an azbulence to effect transportea- tion of MATHEFS to a Lospitale Meanwhile, olvilians reaghed tho scene of the orash whore they found one body. At 0830 PST, a mossare from Sq 3 informed that top secret material was in the navigetors kit ard to requeat Cocranding Cffioer UCCKORD TiflD to expedite nll available informetion to Commanding Gftioor HAVILTON FIFLD., Meanwhile, CAPT FOYSISPS and four (4) enlisted men departed EMLSO at O820 PST for scene of the crashe Thoy were treneportes by tho “ASHINCTON STATE POLICS who knew the exact location of the plane (4€909'" = 122043'7). The ground party deternined upon orrival at the scene, that two (2) bedios were in the wreckage. Indications led to the belie? thet the co-pilot was afire wien he left the plane an Instant before impact. The pllot's rerains were found in the wreckazos Pree lininary investigation by CAPY FORSBENRS disclosed the planes left wing about one hundred twonty=five (125) yards from the xidoly acntternd porte tions of the planes Tho latt wins was inteet and het eoperenils torn off Sasi oulsonrda cf the laft enjinc tetore inpaot. fo.0 femar. rartion of the wing stub was melted but the reer two thirds indlostsn *.4t it ued: ripoed lowsa Orem the inboard seoticn of the winze She wir: Leading edse was undenacea. The navigation anc lescing di:hte @ere wibrekons Tho alicron waa undanaged but the flap section was crushed, leadinz to the bellef that the wits atruck the tail ssotion. From these indicstions it is believed the wins ripped from the airplane just after BATIUNS abanconed the plaree The resulting spin thus prevented the remsining orew members from bailing out althouch the co-pilet ray have beer in tie hatehe A few civiliars wera fn the aree when CATT FORSHERG arrived anc he took presautiona to prevent them from disturbing the xreokare. At 1267 POT CRPT LITTRELL flew CAPT RICE, Ne Co, to KELSO. An acbulence Sispetohed frém NCCHORD FIELD, wet then at KELSO, and was led to the soene of the ereash by the STATE POLICE. The bodies were recovered and transe ported in the awbulance to WOCHORD PIELD.e CAPT LITTRELL returned to MCCHORD FIELD where camping equipment was prepared to be dropved to the ground pertye CAPT LITTRELL, made & suoseseful drop at dusk by aighting on 8 sienal fire. The ground party set up camp at the wreckere scene to eot as rusr4 and to invostirete further the following day. They rere relieved of resporaibility of ell recovered docunontsa by & CIC arort who had arrived about 1809 PST. be 2 Aur 47% The ground party remained at the acene of the orash pending officiel seourlne ef the ineident. fo eorlal activity. Oe S Aug 47. MCCOOND PIRLD Operntions Officer departed at 1000 o inveatirate the accident and to relieve CAPT FONSGNIG, who returned | 30 PST. Inoldent eloacd. ative iis Wate SS . Vs _ a “=. i an ee oe Te ee — -, er” . - i ~ = e . a" -