Pleasant Grove Review | 1948-01-30 | Page 4 | Navy's way Cuts Air Crash Rescue to Two Minutes Flat

Navy's Way Guts Air Crash Rescue to Two Minutes Flat WASHINGTON. The crew of a burning plane can be rescued res-cued within two minutes of the crash by a high speed system worked out by the navy. The 1-2-3 technique starts with ' special fire trucks rushing to the I crash, their 'overhead nozzles spraying high pressure fog foam ahead of them on the cockpit. Rescuers dive right down a corridor cut through the flames by the fog foamvand chop their way into the plane. At the same time plenty of carbon dioxide and low pressure foam is shot over the edges of the fire, working toward the foam "blanket" in the center. The utmost speed is essential, an official said, poining out that under the worst conditions, 30 seconds of the terrific heat generated gener-ated would kill a man trapped inside his plane. I I 1