USAF crash report (copy)

D. Missing Aircraft Report, Preliminary report, Search Discontinuance Report
E. Form 14A, Pilot's Flight Records, radar Observer's Flight Records
F. Pilot's Activities Prior to Flight
G. Scramble Clearance, Weather
H. Statements, Ground Controller's Report
{I. Accident Board Proceedings Not Releasable }
J. Area Map with Bogey's and Interceptor's Positions Plotted
K Aircraft Engineering data
INDIVIDUAL FLIGHT RECORD - AIRCRAFT OBSERVER
INDIVIDUAL FLIGHT RECORD - AIRCRAFT OBSERVER
INDIVIDUAL FLIGHT RECORD - PILOT
WEIGHT AND BALANCE CLEARANCE FORM F - TACTICAL
SECTION II - SUMMARY OF PILOT EXPERIENCE
REPORT ON SEARCH FOR MISSING
F-89 (SCORPION) 5853
Coordinated by the Eastern Area Rescue Co-ordination Centre
TCHQ, Trenton, Ontario
OPERATION SAR SCORPION
Appendices:
"A" Weather Situation at the time of the Interception carried out by the Missing Aircraft 23 Nov 53.
"B" Search Plan
"C" Aircraft Deployed
"D" Daily Search Coverage and Flying Times
"E" Breakdown of Flying Time by Aircraft
"F" Photograph of the Search Area
"G" Photograph of the Search Area
GENERAL SITUATION
1 Eastern Area RCC was alerted by the 49th Air Rescue Squadron, USAF, Selfridge, at 2200 hrs EST 23 Nov 53 re a
F89C all-weather fighter believed to be down NW of Sault Ste Marie. The aircraft Scorpion 5853 with a crew
consisting of Pilot, 1st Lt F.R. Moncla, and Radar observer 2nd Lt R. Wilson, was scrambled from Kinross Air Force
Base at 1822 EST on a routine flight. Radio and radar contact with Scorpion 5853 was lost at 1855 EST, position
4800N 8649W. prior to the loss of radio and radar contact with the Scorpion, the pilot had received and acknowledged
a steer to base of 150 Deg T and a new track to fly of 020 Deg Magnetic. At the time of the take off the aircraft had an
hour and forty-five minutes fuel aboard. The aircraft is a twin-engined jet all weather fighter with the rear fuselage
curved up, giving it the appearance of a Scorpion. The aircraft was silver in colour with American markings. The only
emergency equipment carried by the crew of the aircraft was a one-man dingy for each member.
INITIAL ACTION
2 The normal communications checks were carried out by Selfridge Rescue with negative results. The Ontario
Provincial Police were alerted and information placed with radio stations in Sault Ste Marie, Mich, and Sault Ste Marie,
Ont. The Ontario Department of Lands and Forests made a communications check of their own radio stations in the