San Juan Record | 1950-12-07 | Page 1 | Local Pilots Aid in Search for Downed Plane

local pilots aid in search for downed plane five local flyers turned out from monticello last sunday to help in the search for an army C 45 which is believed to have crashed in this area mel frost and ormas hawkins local CAP members instigated the search after receiving clearance for flying hy by the state CAP and army officials two planes were originally authorized but due to engine complications in one of the planes the belonging to Ms ma frost was the only plane used in the all day search flying with a different observer on each of th three flights during 0 the day mel covered the area fr from om the monticello airport to ta the colorado line to the lasal mountains west to highway and back to the airport no evidence of the downed plane was recorded