Flyer's Body Returned From Cuba, Various Locations Part 1

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF NEWS SERVICES THE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON 25, D.C. - LIBERTY 5-6700 AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION RADI0-TV-NEWSFILM BRANCH 238" ROOM 2E791 - EXTENSION 75111 (A) Release No. 232-62 DUPE NEGATIVE TO: Footage: 300' FINE GRAIN TO; 5 November 1962 FLIER'S BODY RESURED FROM CUBA (Official Air Force footage released by Department of Defense) The body of Major Rudolf Anderson, Jr., whose plane was lost on a reconnaissance flight over Cuba was returned to his homeland last night. From Heranne the remains were flown to Miami in a Pan American C=54. There, the honor guard transferred the body to a White House The Air Force Major's flag drapped coffin, escorted by an honor guard of seven men arrived at Andrews Air Force Base where it was transferred to a plane which will fly him to his home town. Inpud 4-17-6 NOTE TO EDITORS: 300° 35mm unprocessed film handed out to CBS, Washington, for servicing both IV and theatrical pool members. Original film to be forwarded to 1365th Photo Squadron, Orlando Air Force Base, Orlando, Florida, within 48 hours. sg NOTE TO EDITORS: PLEASE CREDIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN TITLE OR COMMENTARY The fine grain master positive, released to the company designated above, is for duplication and distribution to interested TV and Newsreel pool members. It is then to be returned within 72 hours to the Film Library, Army Pictorial Center, 35-11 35th Avenue, Long Island City 1, New York. The master positive must not be cut in any manner. A dupe negative is also for release to the company designated above for distribution to pool members so desiring for duplication purposes. Within 24 hours it will be delivered to DeLuxe Laboratories, 850 Tenth Avenue, New York, N. Y., telephone Circle 7-3220 where it will be avail- able to non-pool members and other authorized organizations which make satisfactory financial arrangements with DeLuxe Laboratories. The dupe negative must not be cut in any manner. E10575

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Filmed News Releases