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Plane Crew Witnessed, Told About Crash of Jet AirlinerELKTON, MdL (AP)—A government investigator said today another plane witnessed and reported the crash of a Pan American World Airways jet airliner Sunday.The jet, a Boeing 707, exploded at 5,000 feet on its way to Philadelphia. All 73 passengers and 8 crew members were killed in the crash.T.W. Finch, Civil Aeronautics Board Investigator at the scene, said a co-pilot on National Airlines Plight 16 not only saw the explosion, but radioed the message to Philadelphia airport saying:“Clipper two-one-four is going down in flames.”Finch said the National Airlines plane was about 1,000 feet above the jet in a severe electrical storm.The message was originally thought to have come from a crew member on the ill-fated Pan American Flight 21V.The flight transcript, releasedTuesday by the CAB, included the following final exchange,Philadelphia Control: OkayClipper 214. Hold as instructed and, ah, I’ll pull you away as soon as I can.Clipper 214: Roger, no hurry, just wanted you to know that, ah, we’ll accept a clearance.Control: All right, that’s fineVoice: Mayday, mayday,mayday. Clipper 214 out of control. Here we go.Control: Clipper 214, did you call Philadelphia?Voice: Clipper 214 is going down in flames.Control: Clipper 214, Roger. Your message has been received.Newsmen who had listened to a recording of the exchange in Elkton had remarked at the calmness of the voice.Alan S. Boyd, chairman of the CAB, also referred to it, saying that the plane obviously was being flown by a man who had great self control.”
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Ironwood Daily Globe
Ironwood, Michigan, US
Wed, Dec 11, 1963
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