Evening star., 1949-11-11
A. Not 30 much the RPM a. the
pressure. That was later

A. Not 30 much the RPM % tn
manifold pressure. That was late
on.
Q. Did you make any communica
ton with the tower after your firs
left turn after you reached $50
feet? Were you In contact with tn,
tower during that part Of the flight
A. During the first turn, no.
Q. Then you said you made . sec.
ond turn to the south heading at
$500 feet?
A. Yes.
Q. When did you contact the tow
er after that turn?
A. When I was flying on the down.
wind leg. After my wing tip passed
over the tower control, I called them
@. In other words, you were abeam
OF the tower on downwind Leg, ID
that correct?
A. Yes, and 90 degrees from the
tower and passed over the tower
and I called them.
@. Would you tell us what you
called at that time, what did you
say to the tower?
Asked Landing Instructions.
A. Bolivian P-3s, I have engine
trouble, I am ready to land" ]
told them Give me landing instruc-
tons, please" which Is not usual
you know, but I did not get any
answer.
Q. You got no answer
A. No.
Q. Did you say anything about
the situation being an emergency
that This is an emergency" Or
any words to that effect?
A. No.
Q. You just said. Give me land
ing instructions, please"
A. Il got engine trouble" told
them.
9. And you received no response?
A. No response.
@. When did you again call the
tower?
A. May tell you something there
now?
@. Surely.
A. However, I didn't get any an
sWer. ana before the takeon, no.
titled them that in case that my
radio doesn't work well that I am
going to circle over the tower. I
went over the station, because I
didn't know didn't know there
was trouble in my radio, but when
circled once, they answered me.
Abeam from the Tower.
q. We are going back to that lust
minute, to keep this straight,
now. You were abeam from the
tower and called the tower and you
told them you wanted landing in
structions, that you were having en-
sine trouble and you got no
response?
A. That Is right.
@. Now, did you continue to ny
south?
A. flew over the station in order
to circle and in order to show them
I was trying to land.
Q. You few over the control tow
er?
A. I circled.
@. Over the control tower?
A. Yes.
Q. Did you say you called them at
the time YOU were circling over
the tower?
A. No, didn't call. They an
swered q soon - they saw me
circle.
9. Which way did you circle7
A. To the left.
@. Over the tower?
A. Over the tower. yes-around
the field, you can say, you know.
One Turn Around.
q. You made one turn around
the tower7
A. One turn, and I got an answer.
Q. What was the answer, Eric?
A. The answer say, Bolivian
P-38, clear to land, No. q" That was
the answer. "On runway g." They
gave me Kollsman altimeter set
ting and the time. That Is all.
@. Please repeat that.
A. Bolivian P-3s, clear to land,
Runway 3, No. 2, please"-they say
first mo. 2, please, Runway g."
time and gave me altimeter setting.
q. When they told you this. Just
where were your
A. Between the National Airport
and Boiling Field.
@. Between. National and Boiling?
A. Yes. I was looking ut the
tower. was expecting lights or
something, now.
q. The tower was to your left or
to your right?
A. To my left.
Q. What was your response to that
radio transmission?
A. Bolivian P-3s, Roger" That
was all.
@. What was your altitude?
A. $500.
@. Did you see any other aircraft
In the trafic pattern from Washing
ton National Airport, or Boiling
at that time?
Nouectin3 the Approach.
A. did not see too well there.
was collecting the approach and
runway at National Airport. Il
didn't take in anything at Boiling.
Q. Do you recall whether you saw
any other airplanes at that time,
when you said "Roger'7
A. No, I didn't see anyone. Per-
haps there were some on the ground.
Q. Did your tower tell you about
any traffic around Washington Ma
tional Airport at that time?
A. Nothing.
Q. While we are still over here
by the tower at $500 feet, will you
tell US now what these engines are
doing, are they operating the same