Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-13 | Page 4 | Prisoner Flees in Army Plane

I Prisoner Flees I In Army Plane BIRMINGHAM Ala Nov No 13 UP The jp-The The federal bureau of investigation investigation investigation announced Monday it had hac information to Indicate a former army flier who esca escaped d Friday night from Craig field Selma Ala presumably in an army training plane was trying to make his wa way to South America A plane of the same type empty crash landed at the Higgins airport airport airport air air- port near New Orleans and Col J J. J K McDuffie commanding officer officer of of- of oC Craig field said it is assumed the former A A F lieutenant lieutenant lieutenant lieu lieu- tenant Robert G. G Kaslow Kaslo 20 20 of ot Johnson City N. N Y used the plane to escape R. R J. J Abbaticchio special agent in charge of ot the F FBI B I office here said fellow prisoners In the Craig Craigfield Craigfield Craigfield field guardhouse had talked with Kaslow about South America The F FBI B I was informed the plane had about four hours' hours fuel when it left Craig field enough for the flight to New Orleans So far as the F FBI B I was Informed no parachute was missing at Craig Craigfield Craigfield Craigfield field and none was wa in the plane Whether the pilot parachuted from the plane and how he obtaIned obtained ob ob- ob- ob tamed a parachute were points re remainIng remaining remaining re- re to be explained Abbaticchio Abbaticchio chio chlo said