Evening star., 1960-07-02
PLANE
Reconnaissance Craft
Missing Near Russia
Continued From First Pag.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS G1ldI TeCOnnalS-
sance flights over Russia had
been ordered halted after the
U-2 spy plane was downed last
May.
The missing bomber took OF
yesterday from a British base
to map electromagnetic fields
of Norway and was due
back last night at 1920 pm.
British time).
Search Planes Arrive
Search planes began arriving
today at Bodoe Air Base in
northern Norway to comb the
bleak waters OF Norway's wild
coast for the plane.
At United States Air Force
European headquarters at Wies-
baden, a spokesman said he had
no information on exactly
where or how high the plane
had been flying or its last re-
ported location.
AS a Strategic Air Command !
plane, the RB-47 does not op-
crate under command of the
European Air Force headquar-
ters. When its own planes are
missing, the WieSbaden head
quarters normally gives the last
reported position.
A message broadcast by Wick
Radio in Scotland and heard
in Rotterdam asked all ships
in the Stavanger-Orkney
Islands area Ito look for six
survivors in dinghies from the
missing Air Force plane"
Search Area Given
1t identified the search area
as between SO degrees north /
degree west on the one hand
and So degrees north and is
degrees east on the other hand.
This area is far west of the
planes last position as given
by the Norwegian spokesman
and well west Of the Iron Cur
tain.
The last given position of
the plane is over the open sea,
about 275 miles north of the
Kola Peninsula and the same
distance west of Novaya zemlya
Island, which is also Soviet
territory.
Air Force headquarters in
Washington said it had re-
ceived no last position report |
from the plane such as the |
Norwegian Air Force an
nounced.
However, because the Nor
wegian report appeared to be
the only clue, the search was
being centered in the area it
covered. s.....
Fuel for Up to 8 Hours
The plane took of at 10 a. m.
Greenwich time, with the flight
plan calling for return to base
at 1882 pm.
An RB-47 carries fuel for
between six and eight hours of |
flight but, like other jet bomb
ers, can be refueled in the air |
from tanker plane.
The Air Force estimates the |
fuel supply Of the plane should |
have been exhausted by 1882 |
am. GMT.
Four planes were over the
position reported by the Nor
wegian Air Force at 10:30 am.
EDIT, today and eight other
aircraft we're enroute to the
search area.
Air Force officers said the
plane, a reconnaissance version
of the BAT jet bomber, was
making the flight for mapping
purposes. 1t was attached tot
the United States 7th Air Divi-
sion based in Britain.
Crewmen Listed
Crewmen were identified as:
Capt. Eugene E. Posa. 80,
Santa Monica, Calf; Capt
Willard G.. Palm, SO, Oak Ridge,
Tenn; 1st 1t. Freeman B. Ohm
stead, "a, Elmira, N. Y; 1st 1t.
John R. McKone, %, Tonga
noxie, KanS.: 1st 1t. Dean B.
Phillips, Is. Inwood, N. Y, and
1st 1t. Oscar L. Goforth. 26.
Sardis, Okla.
The Air Force said all the
officers were married and their
home base is Forbes Air Force
Base, Topeka, Kans. The men
were based temporarily in Eng
land.
In Oslo Norwegian Air Force
Chief 1t. Gen. Birger Motzfelt
said I'VE will join the search
for the plane as soon as we get
more details.
so far we do not know where
the plane is missing"