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Seek Sabotage Clues in Jet Crashes
In Richmond Indiana on June 9 Air Force security and FBI hunted for sabotage signs in eight Thunderjets that crashed killing three pilots and injuring two. Survivors said a thunderstorm was not the cause. Guards sealed the 25 mile area as investigators from General Motors Allison Division and Norton Air Force base coordinated the probe led by Maj. Gen. Victor R Berlandias. Two pilots parachuted to safety near Fountain City and Cambridge City. one landed near Fountain City and another near Cambridge City with injuries.
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Eugene J. Cadoll
Richmond
Ind
UNS
Air Force
FBI
Indiana
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Tex
George, W. Alexander
Edward ‘J. Morony Jr
Robert E. Horne Jr
Curtis le May
Strategic Bomber Command
Omaha
General Motors Corp
Allison Division
Washington
Victor R. Berrandias
Betrandias
Norton Air Force Base
San Bernardino
Calif
Selfridge Field
Mich
Wright-Patterson Field
Alison Division
Richard B. Willsie
Long Beach
John R. Bonar
Centerville
Willsie
Fountain City
Bonar
Cambridge City
Wright-Patterson Field Hospital