Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25
Two U. 5. Carriers
Stand Guard in Hunt
For Plane Victims
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quently announced The
British government has advised
us that 1t has instructed its dip
lomatic representative at Peip-
ing to lodge q strong protest
against this wanton attack on q
civilian aircraft"
Other Government officials
and members of Congress voiced
Indignation and put the blame
squarely on the Communists.
They took the position that the
attack on the passenger aircraft
gave the lie to Communist talk
about peaceful co-existence IN
the wake of the Red Chinese
French negotiations to end the
Indo-China war.
Secretary Dulles had warned
at a news conference Friday
that the agreement did not mean
any basic change in the nature
of the Communists. It was esti-
mated that the attack on the
airliner occurred a little more
than "a hours after the Indo-
China peace settlement.
Congress Shows Ire.
The Senate's marathon dis
cussion of the atomic energy bill
was interrupted yesterday when
Senator H. Alexander Smith, Re-
publican, of New Jersey, obtained
unanimous consent to read the
Dulles statement.
Senator Smith called the Sit
uation critical" Senator Hum
phrey, Democrat, of Minnesota,
who was making speech at the
time, said he hopes the United
States "does not tolerate such
conduct" and that it will uphold
its honor.
Representative Judd, Repub-
lican, of Minnesota, a member of
the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee, described the incident az
another reason why Red China
must not be admitted to the
United Nations.
Liner Shot Down in Flames.
While the shooting down of
the plane resembled several SINH
lar attacks on aircraft by Com
munist fighters in Europe and
elsewhere, the tragedy off Hal
nan, according to descriptions
received here yesterday, had
special elements of tragedy and
cruelty.
One of the American survivors,
III a hospital with a leg wound,
said the attackers followed the
C-54 Skymaster plane down on
its 9-000-foot plunge into the
South China Sea, Kidding it
with bullets and incendiaries.
Red Chinese were seen in
small boats close by. They made
no move to interfere with the
daring rescue.
1.-THE two aircraft which at
tackled the plane could not have
come from anywhere else than
from Cred China's) Hainan,
according to information from
Hong Kong" a British Foreign
Office spokesman said in Lon
don.
Capt. Phillip Blown, pilot of
the British Skymaster airliner,
told American rescue officers the
attack was made by two cream
colored. single-engine propeller,
Strengthening fighters with. red
circle markings"
Two Engines are Knocked Out.
Capt. Blown started evasive
action as the fighters pulled up
on each side.
Both fighters then dropped
back and fired at WILL" he said,
with what seemed to be in
cendiaries and conventional bull
lets, killing. several passengers,
knocking out two engines and
engulflng the left wing in flames.
The first attack was from the
rear high on the right side and
the second from the left.
Bullets splattered the DASH
board instruments. No. 4 en-
CINE went out first and the main
tanks caught on fire. Rudder
control was shot away but ele-
vatorS were OK as we dived for
the water at about 800 miles per
hour. Aileron control was lost at
about 1000 feet and the ditch
ing was made at 100 miles per
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