SAR JAKE - MAY 5, 1953 TELEX

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ATT57 4 MAY 53 REF OPERATION SAR JAKE(.) TELECON STROUTS/PEARSON

THIS DATE(.) ON 2 APR. 23 ADVICE WAS RECEIVED FROM USCG GRAND MARAIS THROUGH TORONTO ATC TO EFFECT THAT ARTICLES OF CLOTHING, PERSONAL KIT AND AIRCRAFT PARTS HAD BEEN LOCATED BY A FIXX/FISHERMAN FROM SELMA, MICHIGAN IN NORTH BEAVER LAKE, TWENTY MILES WEST OF GRAND MARAIS(.) THE FLYING JACKET HAD MARKING "BEACON CANADA" MARKED ON IT(.) COLOR BLUE(.) POCKET OF JACKET CA//CONTAINED SHAVING GEAR, SOCKS, SHORTS, HANDKERCHIEF, KNITTED GLOVES, ONE SMALL BOTTLE OF REDDISH PILLS(.) AIRCRAFT PARS CONSISTED OF ALUMINUM FRAME DOOR OR WINDOW WITH HINGES, BROKEN PLEXIGLASS APPROX TWO FEET LONG AND EIGHTEEN WIDE CURVED AND BENT, ONE PIECE ALUMINUM, DOUBLE THICKNESS FASTENED WITH STAPLES 157 WITH A PURPLE COLORED STAMP ON IT. ONE PIECE OF ALL FIBER FLEXIBLE HOSE WITH RED AND YELLOW STRIPES(.) MR BRETHOUR/ DISTRICT INSPECTOR OF AIR REGS, TORONTO WAS NOTICIED AND ADVISED THAT THE DOT WOULD CATTY OUT THE INVESTIGATION(.) A COPY OF THE REPORT ON THIS INVESTIGATION IS TO BE FORWARDED TO THIS HEADQUARTERS WHEN COMPLETED(.) A SUBSEQUENT RUMOHR THAT THE AIRCRAFT CF FUN HAD BEEN LOCATED WAS PROVED FALSE(.) RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE FORWARDED WHEN RECEIVED.

 

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