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3 é Subject: Final Mission Reperst ’ 4 Auguet 1947 (60) yards away. Flares were going off and he thought best to leave the Scene, He heard a stream nearby end followed it uptil he came to « house and roused the occupants. Seon TAFF arrived at the same house and, being un- injured, was driven into towne Then he led an ambulance to effect transporta- tion of MAT to @ hospital. Monanwhile, civilians reached the seene of the crash where they found one body. At 0930 PST, a message from Sq 3 informed th top egoret material was in the navigators kit and to request fommanding Officer MCCHORD FIELD to expedite a1] available information to Commanding Officer HAMILTON FIELD. Meanwhile, CAPT PORSSERG and four (4) enlisted men departed ZELSO at 0830 PST for « of the crash. ‘They were transported by the WASHINGTON STATE POLICE who knew the exact location of the plane (46°09! + 122043'W), ‘The ground party determined upon arrival that two (2) bodies were in the wreckage. ‘Indications led te thet the co-pilot was afire wi he left the plane an instant‘ before impact. Th. pilot's remains were found in the wreckage. Pree liminary investigation by CAPT FORSBERG disclosed the planes left wing about one hundred tronty=five (125) yards from the widely scattered porte tions of the planes The left wing was intact. and hed apparently torn off Just. outboard of the left engine before impact. forward portion of the wing stub was nelted but the rear two thirds indicated thet it had ripped loose from the inboard seetion of the wing, The wing leading edge was undemaged, The naVigation and landing lights were unbroken. The sileron was undamaged but the flap section was crushed, leading to the belief that the wing struck the teil sections From these indicetions it is believed the wing ripped from the airplane just efter MATHENS abandoned the plane. The resulting spin thus prevented the remmining crew members from bailing out although the co-pilot may heve been in the hateh, A few civilians were in the area when CAPT FORSBERG arrived and he took precautions to prevent them from disturbing the wreekage. At 1157 PST CAPT LITTRELL flew CAPT RICH, M. C., to ESLSO, An ambulance digpatched from MOCHORD PIELD, met them at KELSO, and was led to the soene of the erash by the STATE POLICK. The bodies were recovered and tran ported in the ambulance to WCCHORD PIELD. CAPT LITTRELL returned to MCCHORD FIELD where comping equipment was prepared to be dropped to the ground party. OAPT LITTRELL, made a successful drop at dusk by sighting on @ signal fire. The ground party set up camp at the wreokage scene to sot as guard and to investigate further the following day. They were relieved of responsibility of #11 recovered documents by a CIC agent who head arrived about 1800 PST. 4 bs 2 Aug 47- The ground party remained at the scene of the crash pending official securing of the incident. No serial activitye Ge S Aug 476 MOGHORD FIELD Operations Officer departed at 1000 PST to investigate the accident and to relieve CAPT FORSBERG, who returned @t 1600 PST, Incident closeds