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. pi n ng aa d e a l ng i s d, t h no a g n o e n t o

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who had p i ou l y b n ppoi n t e d Ch i a l Wr ar f i aer . I n d-

i t i on , a a s ch ber wa s e s abl f h wher e i n each m n w i n

oppor uni t y t o h ak h a c,

o r - el l ra t n g of 83 w s ac co e d t he ct i on by r o p

p at or at t m of t he mant n pe ct i on .

t T

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i n ne . I s p at i on of i r ar af t w , on ® y 5 0 haur by n g

nd i s met hode p ed t i a c t r y . m ch ne r n g

• w u d eched led inspeatlona. e policy to r li 1

be f or e t t i n i t i n t he i p p d bi g d i d nd no -

nc iona due to rop e o urred during the o th, w ly

n c t i on o l l ].1 r w t i n t o f e c t , o i ns e s oo h

f nctioning of the ection a w ly seation m et ag waa held during

w h obl e c o d be hor o l y t r e h d t . ne o nt e t i ng

wi t h t e ent s e c t i on wa e h l d a i ng whi a i a a nd

r o c t s was w . Sa ai t ool f or wor wi t h r o ke t hi pe d

t o ac t d wi i n t s c t i oa .

Sam dent e d pr f r a i n . 0 l i b o i t i oa w di aao e e .

ng pi n pr i n w f ound t o be ehor t , nd upo s g o t s f or

l on r s r i g no f u t her di i cul t y a not i ce d.

. r i ng t he ont h 3 6 co p l e t e r un.de o 5 00 l b bo ba , 2 i -

i n h r o ke t s , d 1 , 2 7 ounds of . 5 0 c l i b r i t i n w r e p nde d,

p spectors o d no m or d sar p aies d r g the o t l

i pe c t i on d t h s a t i on r at g w c e l l nt .

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mos t not awor hy e n t of t nt h a r t a t h o t e

rk i , , nd [ e qu ea t w s a i i t d h $e ot i on

by j or Gea r al us Tone , I s t a of t he y r Fo .

i m d was t he n r al i t h t he s - up t he d ca ni i on

nt i an hat he aa nde d t o up t h t t o t h r qu o o t t e

2 d ' s m t hode o a t n nc e d oa e u p s t .

It w s deaided that a a a lled 104 hour in ectfo w ld be

- de e r y 15 day s V ' s e t s . s m l i a s p ct i o f I FF t s t o

be m de o wh n th sh h d a aatu l 100 houre o r tional t e.

. os i bl y t he roup s at or e di d not s ha e G ns a e s '

hus i a at t e t o ' t hs mont hl v n e c t i on , or c t i w

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ust b a rather s rious pr bl to this seation at th

be g nni g of t h moa t h t er t he dry g of f i l m wi t h t he er , i t

a f ound t o be d t l s . I t wa s t h f o e ne ce s r y t o b i l d a d

bo , w s l a to hold th pind es l . At t e r a p table

-2 ate ntilator s i et lled. For ordi ry 8 fi l

t e ntilat r wa u ed. C e aessi ly d® p d the ad ion o th

heat er wa ne e de d , y n8 i ng c a pl t e i n a o d a t l y t e

It wa fo nd m e actiaabl to proaeas fil st ght t

' c m cal s i n t h a ode a ng aoul d t h be k pt t a or s e t a t r .

t e pr oae s ei ng wa s b a doa ed i n f a r o t he t wor

aa a ou t p d u s at i s ac t o y nd e A was t hs r 'o

e i t t ed. I we s t i t i d r ' e l e d hat w a t h P r a wa bo s

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• it e d t 900 f e e t t he aa pl u g h t t he bul he ad . By t t n8 t he

re r bul h d low r the asm ra could be oun ed d di moua ed w thout

.i ul t y.

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p i e a d i n ne a oak- up t o c eck p .l ot a ' y ®

s s for lea a . T e o k•up was created in hort o d by the n

t he e ct i on d pr o d s t i s f ac t o y i p - f l i t t e s t .

The f i r t di f cat i on of t he ma t h w of t h r ch

us e d r ch gi n t a o r ppl y bot t l e P t .

T o si s t e d of r e - rou i ng he pr l e t e ch g

' aart bottleo to the e pre e ator so as to ®lie ce a

p e in the dr ..

he oth modi ivation of June a t e e er l b ndo m nt

t he C- 1 e n r g ncy s ppl s t , a ® cy uppl i e s n a ao t i n wer

fit ed top of the life r t. a pilota, howe r, ahoss ta ta n

t he C 1 s t pr e er ce t o t h® e e nt .

rin the thir ee of ne th fir t B 10 t e p rach tea

ere ma s ilable. s back ty e c ute h d c ta d ta s

t he at t y e p r c t e t h i a u e by t e s qu dr o pi l o t ®®p®c al

al ue wa t ® ne i ak r e s f e at u ad t h l g t e r o i t . i t h t

new a , a pilot ale ring the coa it prior to b il-out r a leee oh aae

of i t he p ah t e . By t h a a une one al of t pi l o t e had

b f i t t wi t h t ha B• 10 p r aahut e .

t t ve d of he month r utit t to m e e t

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wat r pot bl e r i . d.

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or wood n a a ners for th torage pilot o g n ma d

h l t w aonet r uc t e d , o t hat e r y p l o t pro i d d w t h.

u nt l k , l et tu bo d wa bu lt h.a

ho ed at a

g .a ae pertin nt ata g rdi g s ction , t a d p nd

s c t on s t of f f ai al l y by t he r p s a al

i a t O d f a g t h ont h , nd a t r a t i ng of 83

r l t d ` t h e .n pe a i o •

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Thi s at i on h o y oae ch i i t e rou i as wo du i g

the at h o 1a . h ah ng w a ma or a e , how . l l

p l y oo de of on- e pen bl e ' pr o r t y t a f er r d t o he

, n at r a i 9 l y f f i a . Uaf e i l ar i t y . h t h r op r t y

v ol wa a i t f al di cul but t h s w s oan eu nt e

, w k l o at t he d o J wa a p ai abl y c t t h e t o

d t h d o ot her l i at d men f or o k t h s e c t i w f e l t .

que s t wa e f o r t a ea of dd t i o a p e i

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f t a u t ti in th to o the ad o aurre

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