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Inel 1- Statement of Lt. Luque.
Inel 2- Statement of Lt. Tudbury.
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Executive
of Ca.pt. Kibler.
4- Stc.tement of S/Sgt.
5- Statement of S/Sgt.
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We were leading Easy BOA, on left wing I saw plane ~o 41-29379,
leave the formation e,t 0930.
At first
the plane wr,s out of control,
but just before
I lost
sight
of it the pilot
had it under control.
I saw four chutes
one of whioh I Saw open.
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I saw :::hip 1/ l;1.-29379 climb up ~d t.hen f,l1 off
tov."are earth. Five men b<.iled out in delayed jwnps. One chut.e
opened immediat.ely.
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At 09?O a.t 45 degrees l' E I S<.i.W
plane no. 1.Jl-29379
go down smoking. It circled around t:.nd headed toward the earth.
saw four (4) chutGs.
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Lt. ::tr:pi- WCiSflying our ship which I recognized.
Seven ME-I09' 13came into our box and three at tacked Lt. Stepp's plc..ne.
No. 3 engine caught fire. The planewas out of controlabouta minute
and peeledout of formation. It looked as if the fire was put out
and then the pilot got control of his pls.ne. I s<:,wthree (3) ch\!,tes
come out of the nose.
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after
I saw Lt. Stapp's plane leave the format bn shortl:r
we left the I.P. At first the pl£.ne WLSout of control as
three
(3) eneII\Y fighters
smoking.
I could
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sight
pilot
see
h1'd
v.here
soon h~d the
attacked
the
plane
ship
hpr rnd her No. 3 engine
ht..d been
under
control.
hit
alonE
Before
one wing.
I last
of her, I saw four (4) chute::: come out of the wc..id,.
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