Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-12-18 | Page 8 | Pilot's Mentor to Join Search

PILOTS PILOT'S MENTOR TO JOIN SEARCH If F JI v t JIt Paul Mantz technical adviser to Amelia Earhart Putnam was on r the job at the airport Friday morning morn morn- morn morn-ing ing ing prepared to join the search for fortha the tha missing W Western ste n Air Express plane piloted by William L. L Bogen once once a flying student under Mantz Arriving from Los Angeles In his own plane Mr Mantz operator of ofa ofa ofa a fleet of 15 planes that does work for motion pictures was to fly as observer in a Western Air Express plane Speaking of his former Mr Mantz said Bald Bill was a splendid splendid splendid did student cautious and thorough I am quite certain that any cause of the planes plane's being lost cannot be bethe bethe bethe the fault of Bill I Mr 11 1 Mantz said he had no idea what happened but added If Bill is alive and I believe he his b he will come back with valuable Information for the development of aviation If It he does not come back I I know he would have wanted us to continue the hunt until we find the plane to determine what happened happened happened hap hap- and possibly help aviation of the future Mrs Putnam Is In California testing planes Mr Mantz said beIng being being be be- ing at the moment Interested In effects upon pilots of flying at high altitudes I. I Lauds Flier r. r 11 G Gg Gu y g u yin gr PAUL PAHL MANTZ Aids In plane search