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LIFELINE TO THE US S R
( Cout iuuccl from P:lge ::-:-i
::0, thc te11lper;lhllT IICll! 10 iuinu-, .+0, then
;.'ero, thCl1 pill' ;-:md tl,,1I', the \1:1\ it
wcn! :i11 1I1111er.
The filet II"" lIe .rrc: dclilerillg .urcr.if t to
.m ,\111' \1110 doc, not 'pc;lk our LIllgll;gC
IJrc,cnted vet .mot lu-r problem, 'lh.: Rcd\ir
"()fCl' ptlot, l"ld ne-ver bdilic 'lT11 tlu pLl1Il'S
II Ilicll HILT "1,Te to tl\ :llId t i«: LlllgII:l"C
dil1ienltie' wc«: enonJ1o;IS,
C;1jlLlin \\ o]f'Oll rcplllteel his npcricll(C
wit h thc problc1n of elil'cKmg out t lu- Rus
si.m«. "\ vou nt; SO\id pilot wit l: ;1 girl in.
tcr pr ctc r C:II11C ovcr to 1111 l' ..HI f or :1 lhCl k,
'I'lu: Rux-.i.m cLnlill'(1 inlo t h.. COCKpit, t hc
£;irl got Oil (JIll' \\'ill~. .m.! I ~()t nu the ot lnr ,
1lc :"ked U1C oulv fOllr 'JIIl"tio", ;mel t lun
took olt,
l:ir,t thing he II;llIlCel to Kno\l' 11:", "I loll'
do IOU st.ut II" I tolel the' ",11. ,II(' to\l
him', .ind lu "lid J);I-~IZn";,,n fill Il'S,
"lIu-u he ",ked fill t hc n1;I~iIIUlll1 prc"lllC
.uid the fjllU f or t lu: t:lkc ott, IIi, next
CjllCStioll I\:IS, '110\\' do v ou keep tile oil
temper.it nrc .uu] the cooLint tCll1per;ltmc
up:' hn;tllI, he w.rul c«] to k no«: hO\\' to
operate the r.ul io. Then hc t ook the pLi11C
up for ih Ie,t 11111. ,\l1d he kUl'll' 111>1\'to
Ill- it, too."
'C;lpl:lil1 \\'o]f,OlI's e~periel1ee took pLicc
before ;1 rC,;I1Lir ,,,ten 1 fill ehelli11g 11111tl:l'
Rlls,ial1s 11':1' ;lelopleCl, \ l.ij. j'reelm'k Kuut-,
opcr.it i0l1s officer :It lacld !-'il'I,1. 11';1' 11l
chargc of that pr ohlcm .n«! he ,ohed it
li.mdilv.
"For ;1 whil.-." ':liel \Lljol KIlll', "II'l~
ll'eel interprcllT' in on: bigger ,hip" but
that didn't work out too we-ll blT;111,e therc
Il'CTe 100 UI;II1\' tCcllllic:tI (er:n, \\Ilich the:
interpreter, eou!d not be e~pccled to unclcrst.uul.
So we fell hl('k on I he u nivcr-,ul L!1lr;";lgc
of :111 ;lirllll'I1~.'li~ll". III .\-2tl\. :1
Rll"ian II'Ollld lie prol'c In till' P:lsS:1ge\l:11'
dirl'l,tll' in hiCK of thc pilot. \\c' \I'old;]
point to thl' ;1)',jrlll1le1It rl'Corcli1lg the 1n:llll
fold pll'''U!l' 11'ed for ti,e t;IKe off :1l1d the
Rcel ,\ir !"enee flier I\'(lltld 1l1C111lllir it, If
\""C fcdlll"cd the P(J\\'lT ;11 ;I ('crf:llll t imc. \YC
woulc] poiut 10 th,' 1),0lll'l mvl muunt . Thel
kl1c\\" C\;!ct!y \1. Jut \\ l \\'cre {l()ill~, :Illtl \\'C
£.;()! ;\1()1]~ vcrv well.
"I'or lighler p1.llle" \IT ",,'e1 l lu- Crel'T' \lere t r.mvl.itcd i11!,)
]ZII"i"ll .nul 1Il1l11l"gLlplil'C!.
"( Iiu. of "IJr 1110\1 1l11ll\11:J! xitu.it iou-. m'.
CIIlTed l'.llli till' t"""' ..T "plT;l!ions, Thc SOlids
h.«! ucvcr 11\[,d r.r.lio .ont rol before. Tliel'
s"id th.it if l'\lTlthing \1:1' clc.u, thel ili,t
C:I::1C in, \\c' "'pi:JIIIl'CI t h.it om rU,;IlLltio11S
dC111:11)(led Ih,' II,C' of r.idio c,,"lro\' .n«!
t licv lc.un.«] It om 11':11',
:'lh;1! g:lle m " p;"bleln ill the t owc-r ,
Our fl'll' IZll"i;ln.spe;lkinl; men h.id l1l":e
iurport.mt thi111.;' to do t li.m to heeo'lle
to\ler "]X'LI!OI', \\c found " civili.m \\1:11
('",;1d 'pc:lk hot h 1:Ill~Il:1f;e" but h.. diel::'t
KIlOlI' ;1111I liillg ;t!)():Jt .nrrr.tft prmeelllle,
\\ lien :11l :Iir],orlle !\ll"i;lll c:t1lc-d 111 for "
blilling clc-:ILln('e, t he civili.u. npLlilled \1:Llt
1\:1, w.uit cc] to thc to\l'cr chid, he outliucc]
tile IleCC",lrI' proccdllrc, ,llld bilck 1t went ill
IZ'I"i,11l t o t l« pilot. :",,\1, of course. IIC
]LIIC lots of pl'oplc "P t lun: \I'ho t.rlk b"l Ii
bll~\l;I£;CS.
"Tho'c RllS"i;lm .uc f;ood. Relllelll])('r,
t hcv h;IIC " ferl\1l1g proble111 :1' (,olllplie:lte,1
;J, !JIllS, or wor-.«. Bill t hcv ~ot t lio-«: pi:Jn,'s
to t hc b.rt t icf rnut .nu] m.«k. "ood u-.c of
t hcui." -
Tod.rv. the '\ortll\\l',t Rou!« i, nothinr;
more tli.m ;1 ruut.uc fl'll\' !J(lP, But m.uiv
good uun w.r« killed bdorc t hr trcmcudous
problc-1l1' IITrc licl.ccl. ::\0 OIlC (';111 Sill' to
II lr.rt extent the p1:l111" ferricd "lonl.; t hc
route helped t ur n tile t"le .rt St:llill~r;ld .u.d
e:lubled tilC I:,'i.'iR to tllrOll' b:l('k thc CIlC'
mv, The IZI1"'LlllS KnOll' ICI'I' IITll th.it in
hr'idgillr; the g;lp hclln'cll (:rl':lt 1":ll1s .md
J":lllb:mb, 1n:111I' ,\1lIeric:11ls dicd for thc
S:llllC PlllPO\C ;IS thc eldcnelcr, of \10\(011'.
,\s onc SOI'iet r;ener:t1 ,:lill, "Tl1erc arc r;r:IITs
of t liO\c lI'ho died ;1111,\ll.i--:'>U! lILTl\'
pilgC ;" :1 tvpc Bl'.TTY wl u-n ill rculitv it
1\ ;1 tlpc S,\I,I,Y \I.\IU: Ill.
,\, Idelltii'C:ltioll m-t r nctor. 'pcci;di/,in~ III
J:lp;llIc,c\ircLlft, of t ln: \\ill IZor;cr' licld
CCTS (I'R), I \li,h that ill 10m next issue
IIlIl would 1I1aKe t he 1ICCC'\inl eOlllTtioll ;1'
:,11 niv xt udcnr pilots Inc ;I\'id ~Cilder, of l'OIl[
jJllbliC:ltioll. , , ,
l.t. I1:1\ ell \\':llers, OKbhOlIl:1 Cill', OUt.
, I,d 1ne be OllC of perll:!])s sCleLll
tholl'illld Ilho e;tll YOllr attclI!Jllll to the in
correct ide1IttllC:ltio;L UlIk" 1'111 lmi11l; 1111'
lllilld and c\csir;ht. thc p1:l11e i, bc\'C IIIII
c1llllbt S,\!.!.Y. ,\, tllc Ilr,t photo illlcI
I'rdn Ililh thc ;th ,\ir ""JllC ill tilc S\\'I'\,
I ,11:111 'Kin forr;d nil' dlar friclld, BI':TTY
:lllei S\I.I,y,
\l:tj. J. ],'. Sn1ith, \11l\Kor;cC, OUL
\lc()[dill~ til tltc' ht ,',t inform:1tioll
\lC lUll 011 till' '1lhlce 1 of ;lircrafl rccoglli
lillll :Illli ieklltil,cil!J01', Ihis p:lrliellbr p1:1l1C
i, the S,\!.!.Y.
I\'t. h 11\; If(1 IZ, ,\'1\1jll, Tw:!>: ]-,Jcl., \\'is,
\11 lnor \1':1, i11lllll'