FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS ON DRAGON LADY AIRCRAFT

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03036656
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: April 3, 2017
• Case Number: F-2016-00733
• Publication Date: July 29, 1958

Approved for Release: 2017/03/28 C03036656
CHAL-0267/
Copy / of S.
29 July 1958
MEMORANDUM FOR SA/PD/DCI
SUBJECT Flight Restrictions on DRAGON LADY Aircraft
REFERENCE : DOD Message MOXH 2385, 22 July 1958, copy attached.
1, Subject message indicates results to date of investigations
being conducted at Del Rio, Texas, as a result of recent accidents
to subject aircraft. You will note that the report recommends that
the aircraft should be restricted from training flights until com-
pletion of tests.
2. I have been contacted by Messrs. Redding,
of Dayton with allegations made of certain reluctance on the
part of LAC to instrument a test aircraft at Del Rio to measure
stick forces and C.O. I in turn talked to Bob Bias and Dick Boehme
of LAC who denied this categorically. I later talked to L/C Brewer
Who stated the ARDC types were a bit premature in their demands for
immediate special instrumentation and that he was satisfied that
Dick Boehme Was proceeding as expeditiously as possible under the
circumstances. (Both Kelly and Ed Martin have been on vacation.)
Sid Brewer and Dick Boehme are working out a step-by-step plan for
necessary investigations.
3. The attached message was sent to Co review
and comment and was discussed with him. Ala has
read the message and discussed with Redding by phone
the items pertaining to his field of interes 2 t etc.).
Ii. L/C Brewer plans to be in Washington the week of 14 August
and you may desire to discuss this entire matter with him. Please
advise whether there is any other informatidg VDU wish on this.
litUKUL KUUERA
Dire D & F
DPS/DCI
Distr:
1 - SA/PD/DCTW/1.444:-,fp:Ail
2 - DepDir/DPS/DCI )4..,;22u.:., '
3 - Dirops/los/pci
1.4 - DirD&P/DPS/DCI
5 - CHAL Chron/hh
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