Evening star., 1947-01-12
Antarctic
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they must have had some food and
equipment in order to survive the IL
DAYS in that cold and desolate re-
gion.
Rear Admiral Richard H. Cruzen,
commander of the expedition task
force, messaged washington giving
the names of the three men killed
and asking that next of kin be
notified.
The location in which the plane
was found appears on maps as
about go miles off ThurstoIl Penin-
sula on James Ellsworth Land. How
ever maps in this area often are In
accurate and that is no indication
whether they are floating on ice or
were found aground.
The rescue plane took offfrom the
Pine Island at 8:T am. today. Then
in a dramatic message at gave the
news.
The first dispatch said Martin
George One burned wreckage and
alive men at II degrees 03 minutes
south and 98 degrees Al minutes west.
More following" Martin George One
was the code name for the lost plane.
| This location was near the lost
planes last reported position gwen
shortly after it flew away from the
Pine Island.
Lost on Reconnaissance Flight.
The big two-engines plane disap-
peared while on reconnaissance
flight over the Franklin D. Roose-
yelt Sea and Ellsworth Land.
The last radio report from the
plane said snow and bad weather
had been encountered over the
Roosevelt seacoast.
Two-minute evening prayers for
the safety of the missing men had
been held nightly by members OF the
crews of vessels in the task force.
Only once before had the Pine
Island been able to send out plane
for a real search. That was last
Monday. Bad weather repeatedly
| nampereQ search el1OI 10.
!. A plane with doctor who could
parachute to the lost plane had been
ready to take off on the search
New Years Day but weather held
it back.
Throughout the hours since the
plane disappeared in the icy wastes,
hourly messages of encouragement
were broadcast by radio to the men
and homing signals, to facilitate
their possible return by wing back
to the seaplane tender, also had
been broadcast.
Hope worked Overtime
| AS one man aboard the Pine
Island said Sunday, hope and
anxiety, as well as weathermen and
aviation machinists mate put in
overtime since the plane was lost
The second message at 1882 pm
said 1--we men alive by our count
Then the third message at l2:4l
Ep.m. said dropping survival gear
by parachute"
The fourth message at 12:48 pm
said that six men were found alive
and on their feet and that three
men were dead. 1t said the plane
was disentegrated and burned.
| Correspondents were not given
the exact quotation of this fourth
message.
Spot May Be in Ice Pack.
The rescue plane which found
the men was flown by Crew No. 2
aboard the Pine Island. Also aboard
was Pharmacists Mate w. Long.
Dispatches from the rescue plane
did not tell whether the rescue
fplane was able to land in the area
where the lost plane was found.
The rescue plane was piloted by
Lit. ig9 James L. Ball.
The latitude and longitude in
which the wrecked plane was found
appeared to be In the ice pack or
possibly near open water some 60
Imiles off Thurston Peninsula, whose
Tip is known as Cape Dart.
The first four dispatches received
, gave no indication of whether the
men were on ice foes or land. Capt
Quackenbush said he thought II