Show A. A F. F Jet Loses Fuel Tank an anon On S. S L. L Flight I HILL AIR FORCE BASE Sp Special cial After cial-After After losing a wing tip gasoline tank about five miles west of Midvale 1 Thursday afternoon after- after I i noon the pilot of an F 80 jet I I plane set his craft down here The flier Capt G G. B. B Gill Nellis Air Force base Las Vegas Nev said the lank tank was empty and that he did not know why it dropped to the ground He said the incident was not intentional according to Air Force investigators Police in all sections of Salt Lake County especially in the Midvale ale and Murray 1 sectors were making an intensive search for the reported fallen tank which weights several hundred pounds Police said they thought that i if the tank had been full lull an explosion explosion explosion ex ex- would have resulted when the tank lank hit Such an explosion explosion ex ex- ex would have been reported reported re re- re ported they said The plane radioed the Salt SaltI Lake airport control tower of I the mishap at pm p.m. 11 V i r I Ie e ti |