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Show Vernal Verna CAPCommander CAP CAPCommander CAPCommander Commander iniAirplane inAirplane in inAirplane Airplane Crasli Crasb Crash CrasliCharles CrashCharles Charles Oharles Freeman HasMiraculous Has HasMiraculous HasMiraculous Miraculous Escape InDrop In - ' Drop From 9000 0000 FeetCharles Feet FeetCharles Charles Freeman Freema FreemaJ Freemasquadron J , squadroncommander squadroicommander squadron squadroncommander AP commander of the 1/ernal 1 ernal Vernal / C A P and supervisor of the Uintah UlntalAircraft UintahAircraft Aircraft School , had a narrowescape narrow narrowescape narrowescape escape in the rugged country of ofwestern ofwestern 01western western Colorado Monday when whena whera a plane he was Hying flying from tronGrand fromGrand Grand Junction to Vernal went wentout wentout wenout out of ot control at 9000 feet altltude altt alti altttude altitude tude and crashed Mr Freernaisaid Freeman Freemansaid Freemansaid said he could add a chapter t to < ' God Is My Pilot . , , " " now runntng running run running ning ntng In the Express from his experiences ex experiences experiences periences on this trIp trip and his es- es escape escape escape - cape from almost certain deathMr deathMr death deathMr Mr Freeman undoubtedly en en- en encountered encountered . - countered a severe air current cur current current rent which shook up the plan planconsiderably plane planeconsiderably planeconsiderably < considerably His safety belt happened hap- hap happened happened - - pened to be a little Uttle loose and h hwas he hewas hewas < was thrown to the side of theplane th thplane the theplane < plane and knocked unconsciousHe unconscious unconsciousHe ' He did not "come come " to " until the theplane th thplane theplane < plane had landed and turned turnedover turnedover tumecover over He was hanging by his hissafety hissafety hijsafety safety belt . . . , After .After . walking 12 12mUes 12miles 1 : miles mUes to st State te 1.in 1in . Line Store Store- Storehe . , - be he beobtained heobtained h hobtained < obtained help and was taken intcGrand into intoGrand intoGrand Grand Junction , . 30 miles distant dis- dis die distant dieCant - tant Cant He lie had a bruise on his heacand head headand headand and a knee Injury but sufferecno sufferedno suffered sufferedno no other serious injuries trom from tromthe fromthe froirthe the accident ccJdent The Tbe plane was prac- prac practicaUY prae-I prae I praeItiefllly practicaUy - ticaUY tiefllly ' demolished demou.hed demouhed . |