1964 — May 11, USAF C-135 hits fence/crashes, landing, Clark Air Base, Philippines –79-80

— 80 ASN. Accident description. USAF Boeing C-135B, Clark AB Philippines, 11 May 1964.
— 5 crew
–74 passengers
— 1 ground casualty
–>80 Baugher, Joseph F. 1961 USAF Serial Numbers. 10-29-2011 revision.
–79 crew and passengers
–>1 “passengers in taxi”
— 80 Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. “Crash of a Boeing C-135B Stratolifter at Clark AFC: 80 Killed.”
— 79 Gero, David. Military Aviation Disasters: Significant Losses Since 1908. 1999, p. 84.
— 79 Vasquez, Tim. “Clark Air Base History and Significant Events.” 2001.
— 78 Charleston Gazette, WV. “Philippine Crash Toll Increased.” 5-18-1964, p. 3.
— 77 Brownsville Herald, TX. “Crash Death Toll 77.” 5-12-1964, p. 1.
— 77 Pacific Stars and Stripes, Tokyo. “Probers Seek Clues to C-135 Crash.” 5-15-1964, p. 31.
— 75 Oakland Tribune, CA. “Philippines Crash Probe Launched.” 5-12-1964, p. E2.
— 74 Humboldt Standard, Eureka, CA. “California Military Plane Crash…Kills 73.” 5-11-1964.

Narrative Information

ASN: “…First flight: 1962-02-02 (2 years 3 months)….
“Crew: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10
“Passengers: Fatalities: 74 / Occupants: 74
“Total: Fatalities: 79 / Occupants: 84
“Ground casualties: Fatalities: 1….

“Narrative: The C-135 aircraft was on a MATS flight from Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA (SUU) to Clark AB in the Philippines via Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI (HIK). Thunderstorms were in the area as the flight approached Clark AB. An indefinite ceiling was at 300 feet and visibility was 2000m. The crew carried out a PAR approach to runway 02. The aircraft descended below the glidepath and the crew were urged to initiate go around as the C-135 had descended below the PAR lower safety limit. By then the co-pilot had the runway in sight and the approach was continued. On finals, the undercarriage struck the perimeter fence. The airplane struck a TACAN facility, hit the ground and slid across a road, striking a cab and killing the driver. The airplane broke up and caught fire.” (Aviation Safety Network. Accident Description. United States Air Force Boeing C-135B, Clark AB Philippines, 11 May 1964.)

[ASN notes this was the worst Boeing C-135 accident at the time and the worst in the Philippines. As of end of 2011 was the 2nd worst C-135 event and 3rd worst Philippine aviation event.]

Baugher: “Boeing C-135B-BN Stratolifter….0332 (c/n 18239) crashed on landing at Clark AB, Philippines Aug 11, 1964, hitting a taxi. 84 on board, 5 survivors, passengers in taxi also killed.” (Baugher, Joseph F. 1961 USAF Serial Numbers. 10-29-2011 revision.)

Gero: “Operated by the Military Air Transport Service and carrying mostly US Air Force and Navy enlisted men, the jet transport crashed and burned while attempting to land at Clark Air Base, located about 50 miles (80km) north-west of Manila, in the process hitting a taxi-cab that had been travelling along Mitchell Highway.

“Except for two Chinese Nationalist passengers, the 79 military personnel killed in the disaster were Americans, including five of the aircraft’s 10 crew members, and one riding in the vehicle. The five survivors from the C-135, including the pilot and co-pilot, and the other occupants of the taxi suffered serious injuries.

“Having completed a transpacific flight from the US, which had originated at Travis Air Force Base in California and stopped at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii, the aircraft began a precision radar (PAR) approach to Runway 02 in darkness and adverse meteorological conditions, with thunderstorm act¬ivity, heavy rain showers and an indefinite ceiling of 300ft (100m). Just before the accident the winds, which were blowing at around 20 knots, had shifted from a north-easterly direction to almost due north. At a point some 3 miles (5km) from the threshold, it first descended below the glide path, and this devia¬tion continued despite three advisories from the PAR controller. About 2 miles (3km) out, it exceeded the PAR lower safety limit, whereupon the controller advised the crew to initiate a go-around. Almost immediately, however, the co-pilot reported the runway in sight. The transport was then given the radio frequency of the control tower, which in turn transmitted the latest wind information and gave it landing clearance.

“The extended undercarriage initially struck the top of a base perimeter fence approximately 7ft (2m) above the ground and some 3,500ft (1,050m) from the threshold of the runway but on its extended centreline, and the aircraft then clipped a tower with its left wing and finally slammed to earth. Crossing the highway, it broke apart, ultimately coming to rest around 2,000ft (600m) from the end of the runway and approximately 300ft (100m) to the left of the extended centreline. The factors leading to the unstabilized approach and the crash itself were not disclosed by the Air Force. It was noted in the investigative report, however, that just before the accident the visibility had improved slightly, to about 1.2 miles (2km).” (Gero, David. Military Aviation Disasters: Significant Losses Since 1908. 1999, p. 84.)

Vasquez: “1964….On May 11, a C-135B (serial 61-0332 of the 1501 ATW, 44 ATS, Travis AFB) carrying an Air Force band from Hawaii crashed in heavy rain 1500 ft short of Clark’s runway 02, killing 79 (including 1 American on the ground in a taxi).” (Vasquez, Tim. “Clark Air Base History and Significant Events.” 2001.)

Newspapers

May 11: “Clark Air Force Base, Philippines (UPI) — An American military jet transport plane with 83 persons aboard crashed in a rainstorm tonight just short of the runway here, killing 73 persons.

“One of the dead was a passenger in a taxi hit by the stricken plane. A U.S. Air Force spokesman said the big C135 jet of the Military Air Transport Service struck the taxi as it hit the ground and then burst into flames. The spokesman said 72 persons aboard the plane were killed. Eleven of the plane’s 83 occupants – 73 passengers and 10 crew members – survived but a number of them were reported in critical condition.

“The taxi driver and another passenger in the cab also were reported critically injured.

“Seventy-one of the persons aboard the plane, which was carrying service personnel were killed instantly, and two of the survivors died late tonight.

“The C135, a four-jet military version of the Boeing 707 jet liner, was on a regular run from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to the Philippines via Hawaii. It crashed 3,500 feet short of the runway at 7:15 p.m. (4:15 a.m. PDT) while trying to land in heavy rain with a ceiling of about 500 feet.

“The Air Force spokesman said the CJ35 hit a base commercial taxi cruising on a road near the runway. The spokesman said it was not immediately known what caused the crash. He said there had been no warning that the big transport was in trouble prior to the crash.

“The Clark Base disaster raised to 169 the total of persons killed in a series of widely scattered air crashes since last Thursday.

“In Washington, White House Press Secretary George E. Reedy said President Johnson had requested a “full report” on the crash and had expressed sympathy for the families of the victims….

“The Philippines news service said residents of Anonas village, near the crash scene, reported they saw mangled bodies of the victims scattered about a rice-field. It said the aircraft broke up upon contact with the ground.

“The crash was believed to be the worst in the Pacific area since March 16, 1902, when a U.S. Flying Tiger Constellation vanished without a trace with 107 passengers and crew aboard.

“The ill-fated flight originated at the Travis base in California at noon, EDT, Sunday. The C135 stopped over for about two hours in Hawaii before continuing on the last leg of the flight to the Philippines. Travis is a major terminal for Military Air Transport Service flights.

“The Clark field crash was the fourth major air disaster in the last five days, bringing death to 167 persons.” (Humboldt Standard, Eureka, CA. “California Military Plane Crash near Manila Kills 73.” 5-11-1964, 1.)

May 12: “Clark AFB, Philippines – AP and UPI — Investigators sought today to determine why a U.S. military jet transport from California’s Travis Air Force Base came down short of the runway in a crash that killed 75 persons.

“Eight of those aboard the C-135 survived, including five of the crew. They included Capt. Eugene W. Dolan of Atwater, Maj, Clarence R. Harper and Capt. Leroy R. Bullock, both of Fairfield, and Capt. James H. Johnson of Vacaville.

“Bay area servicemen on the “missing” list and presumed to be victims in the accident included Stephen D. Burr, 18, an airman third class, of 213 Ramona Ave., El Cerrito….Another was Airman 1-C William A. Nelson III…of Mill Valley.

“Most of the survivors were reported in critical condition today.

“The death toll of yesterday’s crash included 74 of those aboard the plane and one American in a taxicab on the ground struck by the plane.

“The aircraft crashed and burst into flames after hitting a 50-foot high pole 2,500 yards from the end of the landing strip.

“Another American riding in the cab and the Filipino cab driver were critically injured. The Air Force said the taxi did not figure into cause of the tragedy.

“Flown by nine Air Force crewmembers, including a flight nurse, the big plane was taking 48 Air Force members, 19 sailors, 4 Coast Guardsmen and 2 Nationalist Chinese to Clark Field from Travis. It left Travis Sunday and made a stop at Hickam AFB in Hawaii.

“The plane was on schedule and there was no hint of any trouble. A rain squall at the time was not regarded as an obstacle in landing.

“The impact scattered debris over an area of 100 yards radius and the fuselage broke into three pieces and burned.” (Oakland Tribune CA. “Philippines Crash Probe Launched.” 5-12-1964, E2.)

May 12: “Eight Californians are among those listed as “missing” in the military transport plane crash yesterday at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines. Four of the survivors, all crew members, have Northern California addresses…

“California Passengers Listed as Missing [8]

Burr, Stephen D, A3C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W Burr…El Cerrito.
Gifford, Dorothy A, Capt., mother, Mrs. Charlotte R Rowden…El Monte, Calif;
Nelson, William A III, A1C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Nelson Jr.,…Mill Valley
Parker, Conner H., S Sgt, wife, Mrs. Roma I Parker…Highland Calif….
Pettit, Dale W, A3C, father, Claude Pettit…Yorba Linda, Calif….
Howard, Don N., Navy airman, wife Judy Ann Howard…Oak Harbor, Wash., mother
Mrs. Ellen M, Robbins…San Mateo, Calif.
Maurin, Engraciano B., Navy airman, parents Mr./Mrs. Bucky L. Maurin…Fullerton, Ca.
Barton, Fred J. USN; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred R Barton…San Fernando, Calif….

Others Listed as Missing [We add numbering — 47.]

1. Agnoletti, Philip F., A2C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Agnoletti…Maiden, Mass.
2. Andreklo, Frank Jr., S. Sgt., wife, Mrs. Goldie P. Andreklo…Alexandria, La…
3. Belmore, Frederick J., A3C, parents, Mr./Mrs. Alphonse J. Belmore…Alderwood Manor, WA.
4. Brant, Daniel Donald, AB, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Brant, Conception Junction, Mo.
5. Bridwell, Norman, E., S. Sgt, wife, Mrs. Mona L. Bridwell…Alexandria, La…
6. Brasseux, Alvin L. A1C, wife, Mrs. Rosalie M. Brasseux…Wichita, Kan…
7. Brown, Monte R., A3C, mother, Mrs. Hazel B. Brown, 1802 N. 7th St., Phoenix, Ariz.
8. Buck, Dorothy R. L., A1C , mother, Mrs. Maria K. Gordon…Davenport, Iowa.
9. Buck, Benjamin M., A1C, father, Luther B. Buck, 1367 Washington Ave., Flint, Mich.
10. Carlson, James E., A3C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Carlson…Morgantown, W. Va.
11. Craig, Joseph W., A2C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merle L. Craig, 239 Oak St., Mt. Pleasant, Pa.
12. Curry, Peter J., A2C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Curry…Far Rockaway, N.Y
13. Davis, William C, A1C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Davis Sr.,…Newark, N J.
14. Degrace, Virgil David, A2C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil G. Degrace…Dearborn, Mich.
15. Dixon, James Walter, 1-Lt., navigator, parents Mr. & Mrs. James W. Dixon…Washington DC.
16. Evans, Dale W., Staff Sgt.; wife, Shirley M., 414 Ed. St., Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
17. Fordyce, William J., A3C, mother, Mrs. Katalla Oberacker…Bethlehem, Pa.
18. Gatke, Wayne Mahler, A1C, wife, Mrs. Eileen M. Gatke, c-o Brooklyn Hospital…Brooklyn, NY
19. Gollings, James William, A1C, wife, Mrs. Karen E. Gollings…Pittsburgh, Pa.
20. Hebda, David Richard, A5C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Hebda…Wyandotte, Mich.
21. Hernandez, Manuel A2C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hernandez, Box 325, Munford, Tex.
22. Hiner, Edward M., A2C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ewell M. Hiner…Fowlerville, Mich.
23. Howell, George L., S. Sgt., wife, Mrs. Donna Jean Howell, lot C-4, Peterson Field, Colo.;
24. Humes, Douglass F., A2C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Humes…Philadelphia, Pa.
25. Jones, Bobby Wayne, A1C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie P. Jones…Thomasville, N.C.
26. Koehler, Curtis H., S. Sgt., wife, Mrs. Mary D. Koehler, 6447 W. Piccadilly Rd., Phoenix, Ariz.,
27. Larcher, James Silvo Jr., A3C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. James S Larcher Sr., …Chicago, III
28. Lilly, Charles R , A1C , parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles P Lilly…Upper Darby, Pa
29. Lovelace, Lionel, A2C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lovelace…Canton, Miss.
30. Lugo, Carlos, A2C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Lugo…Bronx, N Y.
31. Maxwell, James E , A2C, Barents, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Maxwell…East Point, Ga.
32. McKinney, Harold G , A2C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde R. McKinney…Marianna, W. Va.
33. Meyer, Fredrick W., Capt., wife, Mrs. Caroline Myer, 53 Nickerson St., Teaticket, Mass.;
34. Myers, Thomas E. Lt Col, passenger, wife, Mrs. Lillian Josephine Myers…Hickam AFB, HI
35. Neal, Robert Lee Jr., A1C, fit atdt., wife, Mrs. Queenie M. Neal…Brooklyn, N.Y.,
36. Nemcik, Francis A., A3C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nemcik…Bayonne, N.J.
37. Neubauer, Jack A., 2nd Lt., wife, Mrs. Dorothy A. Neubauer…Cameron, W. Va.
38. Perkins, Willie, A1C, fit atdt, wife, Mrs. Ruth G. Perkins…Phoenix, Ariz.,
39. Posey, Eugene E. A3C, sister, Mrs. Melba J. Kinsey, Route No. 3, Detroit, Tex.
40. Rose, Levi G., A3C, father, Harold G. Rose…Toledo, Ohio;
41. Shaddy, Toby N., A2C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Toye Shaddy…Albuquerque, N.M.
42. Stine, Ronald E., A2C, wife, Mrs. Janice R. Stine, 1228 6th St., Port Huron, Mich.;
43. Susman, Ronald B., A2C, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Saul E. Susman…Edgewood, R.I.
44. Tan, Danilo L., A2C, father, David Tan, Calamba, Laguna, Philippines
45. Thomas, Philip E., A3C, mother, Mrs. Marilyn E Reeder, 14719 SE Rupert, Milwaukie, Ore.
46. Wagner, Carolyn M., Capt., flight nurse, parents Mr./Mrs. Clarence E Wagner…Georgetown, OH
47. York, Richard A, A1C; wife, Dorice N., Route 2, Columbus, Miss.;
THE COAST GUARD LISTED THESE MEN AS MISSING [3]

Beck, Robert L., AL2, husband of Mrs. Josephine Beck, 666 Belmont Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Roney, Edward, EN1, husband of Mrs. Kathryn Roney, 353 W Chestnut St., Pottstown, Pa.
Williams, Marc N., SA, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marcellus L Williams…Oklahoma City, Okla.

THE NAVY LISTED THESE MEN AS MISSING. [16]

Ziolkowski, Charles S., Jr., Yeoman 1st Class; wife, Jane Kathrine…Milwaukee, Wis.;
Wright, Wallace L., fireman apprentice; parents: Mr. and Mrs. James Wright…Peoria, III.
Truesdell, John D., fireman apprentice; parents. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Truesdell…Newton, Kan.
Splett, Warren E.; parents Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Splett, Rural Route 1, Richmond, Minn.
Richardson, Ronald B; parents Mr. and Mrs. Melvin R. Richardson, 902 Rose St., Florence, S.C.
Peterson, Robert L.; parents Mr. and Mrs. Claude H. Peterson…New Plymouth, Idaho.
Peake, Gary W., aviation electronics technician, 3rd Class…Wellsboro, Pa.
Welch, John D., aviation electrician mate, mother, Mrs. Albertino Hall…Monroe, La.
Galierani, Lawrence A, Lieutenant, USNR…Agawam, Mass.
Dostert, Dennis Jr.; parents: Mr. and Mrs. Clarence J. Dostert…Phoenix, Ariz.
Coulter, William J.; parents: Mr. and Mrs. George C. Coulter…Longview, Wash.
Broas, Romulo M , Stewards Mate, 3rd class, mother: Mrs. Naciancena M. Broas…Philippines.
Carlin, Julian, Yeoman, 1st Class…Galveston, Tex.
Deaver, Walter M., Commissaryman 1st class; wife: Virginia I. Deaver…Philippines.
Rotor, Juan A., Jr., Stewardsman; parents: Mr. and Mrs. Juan A. Rotor…Manila, Philippines.
Minor, R. G., Lieutenant j.g….Walpole, Mass.”

(Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.)

May 12: “Clark Air Force Base, The Philippines (UPI) – The death toll rose to 77 today in the crash of a U. S. Air Force jet transport here when two of the survivors of Monday nights disaster died at Clark Air Base Hospital.

“Eighty-three persons were aboard the four-jet C135 transport when it struck a 42-foot radio beam pole a quarter-mile short of the runway, broke up and caught fire just outside this U.S. Air Base 60 miles north of Manila. One of the dead was in a taxi struck by the plane.” (Brownsville Herald, TX. “Crash Death Toll 77.” 5-12-1964, p. 1.)

May 15: “Clark AB, Philippines (UPI) – The cause of Monday night’s crash of a U.S. military jet transport which cost the lives of 77 persons remained a mystery Wednesday as investigators continued their probe into the mishap. The four-engine C-135 plane carried 83 persons aboard, 71 of whom were apparently killed instantly when it crashed and caught fire more than a quarter mile short of the runway. Five of the original 12 survivors died from injuries at the base hospital. The other fatality was an American riding in a taxicab on a base road which was struck by the huge transport jet as it plowed through the ground….

“S&S Philippines Bureau. Clark AB, P.I. – A 20-man team from Hq., Military Air Transport Service (MATS) in Scott AFB, Ill., arrived here Wednesday to begin an official investigation of Monday night’s crash of an Air Force C-135 jet transport.

“Also here to report to his commander (General Joe Kelly, commander of MATS), is Brig. Gen. James W. Chapman, commander of the 1501st Air Transport Wing at Travis AFB, Cal., home station of the 44th Air Transportation Sq. to which the ill-fated plane was assigned.

“The team, headed by Col. Harold E. Krout, assistant chief of air crew standardization for HQ., MATS, includes representatives from MATS units at Travis and Hickam AFB, Hawaii, the Air Force inspector general’s office at Norton AFB, Cal., and the Air Force weather group at Fuchu AS, Japan. Technical representatives from the Boeing Aircraft Corp. and Pratt and Whitney aircraft engine manufacturers are also here with the team….

“The Philippine News Service reported that “knowledgeable aviation quarters” have raised the question as to whether the Ground Control Approach System at Clark was operating normally, but a Clark spokesman said, “that report is nonsense . . . It’s just guesswork.” (AP quoted a Clark spokesman as saying, “The GCA system was working perfectly.” He explained that after every crash a Federal Aviation Authority representative has to check the GCA controls before it can be
used again. (“They checked it and it was working fine,’ said the spokesman.).” (Pacific Stars and Stripes, Tokyo. “Probers Seek Clues to C-135 Crash.” 5-15-1964, p. 31.)

May 21: “Manila (UPI) — Five of the seven survivors of the May 11 crash of a C-135 transport plane at Clark AB have been flown to Travis AFB, ,Cal., for further medical treatment. A Clark announcement said the five air crew members of the MATS jet, are:

Capt. Leroy R. Bullock, Fairfield, Cal.,
Maj. Raymond Harper Jr., Fairfield, Cal.;
Capt. Eugene W. Dolan, Atwater, Cal.;
Capt. James H. Johnson, Vacaville, Cal., and
M/Sgt. Henry T. Duda, Milwaukee

“The other two survivors, one a Filipino, and the other Donald H. Howard of the U.S. Navy, remained at the Clark AB hospital.” (Pacific Stars and Stripes, Tokyo. “5 Clark Survivors Return to Travis.” 5-21-1964, p. 31.)

May 28: “On Wednesday, May 27, Gary Warren Peake was buried in Wellsboro Cemetery in the town where he was born, attended school and counted his friends by the score [his name is not on any of the listings above]….A flaming military transport plane crash on May 11th in the Philippines took the life of the young navyman and of 74 others at Clark Air Force Base near Manilla, and his body was returned to Wellsboro Monday, under military escort….” (Wellsboro Gazette, PA. “Gary Peake Buried in Wellsboro Wednesday in Presbyterian Rites.” 5-28-1964, p. 1.)

Passenger List by State

— 4 AZ Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 8 CA Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 1 CO Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 1 DC Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 1 FL Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 1 GA Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 1 HI Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 1 ID Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 2 IL Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 1 IA Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 2 KS Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 3 LA Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 2 MA Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 5 MI Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 1 MN Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 1 MO Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 2 MS Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 1 NC Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 2 NJ Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 1 NM Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 5 NY Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 2 OH Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 1 OK Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 1 OR Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 7 PA Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 1 RI Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 1 SC Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 3 TX Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 2 WA Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 1 WI Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 3 WV Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
— 4 Philippines. Oakland Tribune CA. “Passenger List on Travis Plane.” 5-12-1964, E2.
[72 total]

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