Evening star., 1949-11-11

control and say that the Bolivian
P-38 Is going to do test fight that
I tried few days ago, and yester-
day I tried also, and II I have any
trouble on takeoff, or radio trouble,
please, they should give me lights, {"
and he went. Some Of the times I
60 personally.
@. Did you at any time send a
similar message to the tower, at any
time before this?
A. Many times. Most Of the time
I 60 personally. I go and talk with
them and tell them, II am going
to fly, I am going to do these
things" because I flew a lot with
my private airplane, and I got radio
trouble many times, also, and I
talked with them many times. Will
you, in order to check this P-38, I
requested Mr.. Aubin to call to the
tower. But I went once to the
tower control.
@. Tell us, if you will, Eric, how
you have advised the tower Of the
flights that you were going to make
in this P-38?
A. If they advised me anything,
do you mean? ~
Q. How you advised the tower
and told the tower about the flights
that you intended to make in the
P-38.
A. Once I told them, PERHAPS I
can get radio trouble or engine
trouble. I don't know. I am going
to test flight"
Q. Do you know who you talked
to in that instance7
Worked With CAA.
A. No, but most of the people
know me because have worked q
lot with the CAA and I have been
a lot in the tower control also, in
order to know the operation of the
tower. have at work in there. :,
@. You said the first time now
that you went up and told the tower
about it yourself; is that correct?
A. Yes.
@. Was there any other occasion
after that to tell the tower that
you intended to make q fight?
A. With the P-38, no. went once,
in order to tell them / was ready
to test-f1ight and that I would like
for an emergency light. If 1t was
necessary. -.
@. When was that7 Four days
before this particular fight?
A. Yes.
@. Did you fly the airplane on
that occasion?
A. No. In the middle of the
takeoff, I cut OF the throttles be-
cause it wasn't good. and got of
the runway.
Q. Did you send any communica-
tion to the tower about any fight
that you intended to make the day
before this last flight of yours?
A. We sent . message, but we
did not fly it.
Q. Tell US about it, If you will.
Burned Out the Radio.
A. That was the day they burned
out the radio, and we didn't have
time to tell them we would not do
any more Of that test fight. The
airplane was apparently ali right,
but when I was running it up, we
burned out the radio, so We turned
II OF and Cancelled the flight.
@. That was the day before the
flight?
A. Yes, the day before.
@. Now; did you send q message
to the tower?
A. Yes.
@. What was the message? =,
A. I do not remember now. Es-
pecially now I am . little more
tired.
Q..Do you recall who you told it
to, who was to take the message
to the tower?
A. I guess the same Mr.. Aubin,
I guess.
@. Do you remember whether the
tower authorized you to fly OF the
field at those times by light signals?
(No response).
Q. Do, you recall where you were
on your final approach when the
tower told you, Turn left; turn
left"
Not Told to Turn Left.
"A. First, the towers did not tell
me to turn left, never. Thev never
told me turn left, never. heard
them say Clear to the left, clear
to the left" I heard them say that.
but not to me, not to me. First /
should know that nobody should
clear to the left without looking
Do FALSE teeth