Votre Majesté
At 9:45 a.m, the first C-47 Skytrain arrived at the scene and spotted the refrigerator truck, while the rushed to the scene as well. The plane circled above the truck, slowly descending to a lower altitude when the voice of the pilot of the second plane sounded on the radio, almost commanding: "Your Highness, your flight path is dangerous, take height now!" The Captain of the "Ashton", realising that the King himself was participating in the rescue operation, radioed: "Your Highness, Ashton is at your service." The King replied, "Thank you. Please follow me," as the planes spotted the few survivors and began air dropping life jackets.