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Alcatraz Escape — Part 8

106 pages · May 23, 2026 · Broad topic: Prisons & Escapes · Topic: Alcatraz Escape · 105 pages OCR'd
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1/13/62 - =. Plood was identified on life The lite preservers (your iuubers. rn 3's - : wunber 8), the Tale. ia with the Jable with the Anglin brothers. all of the sane type ef”. rubber-coated cotton fabric.:; THe submitted life - preservers vere inflated until firm. . It was mcesipry. te first seal .. three small punctures in the life preserver Jpcated in San Francisco Bay (your.mumber 4). Weights were placed on these life pesservers. , The apecinen from om top of "B" cell (your suber ) appeared to be. completelysairtight remataing fire for several-hourg. The life . a preserver Jocased at Fort Cromhite Beach aad the one located in _ Ban Freacisco Bay lost most of tia air is about ea:hour. Movever, ' the rate of deflation was slow aad pressure sould ito doubt be ; maintained by mouth. 2 . 89 All of the subuitted sav biades ta your, tteasd¢, 16 and 20 appear to be homemade, It appears that pieces Cree thd number 16 ald your sumber 17 could represent aa ls>from which the homenade sats were made. Some of these steel ‘oe are 11/16" wide aad nd 20 roxinately 015" thick, Other f: ts are 1/2" wide aad approx: 021" thick, In dimensions and appearaiice the 11/15" steel ‘stripe, ae similar to metal from a Jarse oer opr ing. Steel banding strap mater for use in prepar boxes for ahipadat is usually softer than“the instant strip metal bet tf. ly simi he 1/ terial is not: $31
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