Show SL Airman Attempting Greenland Rescue WESTOVER WESTOVER V EST 0 V E R AIR FORCE BASE ita Mass s. s Dec 15 15 tiP R P Two big bombers roared off V Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day each ving to a a tailed red-tailed glider to try a tricky hitchhike res rescue ue of nine airmen downed on one of Greenland's ice caps A C C C 82 and La C C 82 82 started on the first leg of a flight to Goose baY Labrador where they will stay overnight before ore staging their difficult difficult difficult dif dif- dif dif- mission Thursday Waiting on their frozen n crash landing scene cene feet teet high are lre re seven crewmen of a C 47 and two B 17 fliers who cracked cracked up in their rescue try Tuesday Y Pilot of the C rescue plane was Capt George of ot Battle Creek Mich Michl His His copilot was Lt It Calvin W. W of ot Salt Lake Cit City Utah Th The glider plane they will tow was as piloted by Lt Murl Chamberlain of oC Q Quincy C Cal l. l Personnel of both bolh planes are based at Ladd Field Alaska The C 82 and its glider flew here from the air force base at Greenville Greenville Green Green- ville ill e S. S C C. C it Lt U. H. H FV I. Halstead of Charles Town Towns Town V. W Va Va a was as pilot a of t I the C 82 and Lt K R. R Guthrie of Pueblo Colo Cob was copilot I Other officers aboard the C 82 included Lt W W. L. L Kemp Win Win Wint Chester cheater Ida The glider carried Lt LL Alerd M. M Hedvall Seattle Wash |