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(Ay ‘The Annociated Pyrand DWELVES alien were felled to a day on two giant Aly Forea bombers crashed at Albuquerque and Tucson, and OO obviliane enced ed flaming death Load a roe mercial Brant alpine fgied mishap new Hugoton, ian, Hight ofhe nimmen Apparently died instantly when heipcriptied 3290 Superfort cragshed ad hen ed about 3230 pa. (CSP) ne TL attempted to reach Yavie-Momhan Air Force bare at Mirena, Crashes At Atliquenque The other four men perinhoend tt the flaming wreckapp of a 1447 Stratojet fame bomber on the edge of Albuquerque abot in four and 45 minutes later. Three of the crew members were killed at the ponelbxling 147 faltege ed just after taking off and pied upon a tailwaye at Jetland Air Force Base at Albuquerque. The fourth died about two hover later, Thoge Isiied in the New Mexico crash, all married fashorm, were Capt. Franca de. Marly, 34, form oy American Airlines pilot; Tt. Chester EF, Thow, 40; Capt. Arthur A. Zalk, 30; and Spt. Word A. Witt, 20, all of Albuquerquua, Mimohe ® Pours Up The Taco dead were not ine mediately identified, Witnesca and on flameout failure of one of the 3%-47'6 Kixit bo-set engines ) apparently was responsible for the crash at Als buquerque. Guards at an Atomine Energy Commission Lhinitation close y reported the bomber trot off toward the west and appeared to rise 200 or 300 feet. Then it howl, tnted and ernarhed alont ii mide fledd. One of the wings, enpryini fel tanks, was shorrved off. Flaming Natdd spewed over the wreckage which was scattered for 300 yarda and smoke poured up. Peter Shovika, an distant fie eltet at Kintland, plunged into the flames and pulled two of the airmen from the burning enerepit. The plane wan assigned to the 4925th ‘Toat Group Atomica of the Special Weapons Command here, Miary authoritiers aaid it was on a training fight and carried no secret equipment. The Davis Monthan Air Bane tower was notified a few minutes before the crash there that the huge Superfort wan in trouble, he plane radioed the p aver that Ree 12 KILLED IN Page 10
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Morning Avalanche
Lubbock, Texas, US
Thu, Mar 27, 1952
Page 32
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