ANOTHER CALL FOR HELP
MANY PLANES SEARCHING AREA (Rec. 10 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 21. “ Immediate help wanted ” was the signal received at Lyons airport this afternoon from the wrecked Dakota. Earlier it was reported in Paris that an American plane had located the wreckage near Mont Vert, east of Bardonnecchia. It was _ stated that the crew of flie plane which made the discovery signalled ,the_ rescuers toiling up the precipitous alpine slopes. Later, however, the United States army stated that there was no official confirmation that the Dakota had been located. The United States army official at Orly airport, who first announced that the wreckage had been sighted, said he was not certain that this was correct. The United States army announcement added that Super-Fortresses and more British planes from Istres had joined in the search. The SuperFortresses and. British planes were capable of staying in the air for some time and had been instructed to remain over the area ready to drop supplies a$ soon as the wreckage was found.
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Evening Star, Issue 25956, 22 November 1946, Page 7
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171ANOTHER CALL FOR HELP Evening Star, Issue 25956, 22 November 1946, Page 7
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