Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Nov. 22.-orly Airfield
announced tonight that the
wreckage Of an American C-53
transport sought since Tuesday
had been found in the Alps near
Interlaken, Switzerland, and
that all the II persons aboard
were alive.
The transport was found on a 30
degree slope about 500 feet from
the peak Of a 10000 foot-higia moun-
tain, according to a message from
one OF the search planes which was
In direct communication with the
grounded crewmen.
Orly Field said three persons were
seen walking about the wreckage. A
party Of Swiss mountain climbers
and American nurses and doctors
left Interlaken Immediately for the
scene OF the crash, reported to be
Is miles southeast of that city.
Relief Supplies Dropped.
Relief supplies were dropped and
others were sped on the way to the
snow-covered scene. A message
from the faltering radio of the
transport yesterday said eight of the
II were "stretcher cases"
American officers in Frankfurt.
Vienna and Paris told of the devel.
opments in the quest which pre-
viously had been pressed fruitlessly
In the French Alps to the southwest
after the plane went down on n
trip from Munich to Pisa via Mar
settles.
Officials of Orly Field in Paris
pinpointed the spot as Ave miIes
south Of the Swiss village of Meirin-
gen, which would place it at the
northeast edge Of the icy wastes Of
the Bernese Overland and 10 miles
ldue north Of the lA,026-foot-hixh
Finsteraahorn.
Il Radio messages received from
[ occupants Of the plane said, I'VE
are still alive but we cannot hold
h out until tonight" the British
Il Broadcasting Co. reported to-
/ day in q broadcast fecorded by
I NBC In New York. BBC said
| distress signals were received
from the wreck ut Intervals this
morning.
Plead for Medicines, Food.
American and italian parachute
lists and trained mountaineers stood
by for renewed efforts to save the
passengers and Brig. Gen.
Loyal M. Haynes, his wife, the
wives of three other Army officers
and an 11-year-old girl among them.
They had pleaded by an enfeebled
radio for medical aid, food and
clothing.
Foul weather blocked OF the
searchers temporarily this morning
after new radio fix" on the trans
port swung the hunt to the area
below Interlaken.
Army radio operators blamed
magnetic disturbances, which inter-
fered with clear receipt of the
transports messages, for the error
in the original triangulation.
Snavely Pilots Plane.
Air officers said a Bit Flying
Fortress piloted by Brig. Gen. Ralph
Snavely, whose wife was one Of the
passengers on the transport, and q
B-@ Super Fortress sighted the
wreckage. United States Army
headquarters In Vienna said
British plane also spotted wreckage,
then left to refuel.
Both American planes continued
to circle the zone and said they
would stay there until relieved.
Transports took of to parachute
additional relief supplies. Oriy Air
field officials announced that C-54
had sent down one mercy cargo.
Seventy former United States
Army Parachute troopers volun-
teered to risk their lives in q hazard
GUS jump high n the Alps to rescue
the crash survivors. And half dozen
italian parachute specialists few
from Northern Italy to assist.
/ Darkness Grounds "Chutists.n
j Darkness falling over the noun.
tains prevented the immediate dis
patch of the parachutiSts standing
by in Frankfurt and tentative plans
were made for them to undertake
their hazardous mercy mission early
tomorrow
However, food, medicine and
clothing were dropped by Gen.
Snavely's Bit and the B-29 when
they sighted the group aground.
Other planes flew up additional sup
plies.
i The British Air Ministry an
nounced that an Raj glider loaded
with clothing was dispatched to the
i (See PLANE, Page A-4.)
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