Washington, New Hampshire - March 21, 1971 On March 21, 1971, a husband and wife were killed when their small private aircraft crashed near the summit of Mt. Wind speeds at the summit of Mount Washington can exceed hurricane force (75 mph) more than 100 days per year. In 1963, the P-I printed commemorative issues from the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush, during which gold-seekers funneled through Seattle to Alaska to strike it rich. The wreckage at the yellow x and blue field is that of a Navy PV-1 Ventura that crashed on May 14th, 1943 with the loss of the entire crew of five. Phoebe Loomes. It was supposed to be a routine trip for six Marine Corps transport planes heading to Seattle from San Diego on Dec. 10, 1946, but the mountains of western Washington were "storm-shrouded" at the time. Crew: Major Robert V. Reilly, Memphis, Texas, Pilot Roster of Marines on board the Curtis Commando R5C, No. Ironically, their would-be refuge was destroyed, killing all inside, but the mudslide missed the house entirely. 124 125. Barbara Palmer, age 46, of West Acton, MA, died april 24, 1971 of exposure while hiking in deep snow near the Cog Railway Base Station. On October 3, 1948, he was awarded the Department of the Interiors highest award, the Distinguished Service Medal, and given a promotion that netted him a salary increase of $126 per year. John La Porta, Brian . Capt. The rangers investigated and found the crushed nose section of the Curtis R5C, which had been buried under several feet of snow since winter. The following summer, Navy officials concluded the plane crashed into the side of Mount Rainier at a speed of 180 mph. On June 20, 1944, a C-54-A cargo plane (TWA flight 277) crashed into Fort Mountain. "In his last radio message, the pilot of the missing plane told the Toledo range station he was flying at 9,000 feet and proceeding normally," the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported on Dec. 11, 1946, the day after the plane disappeared. Your link has been automatically embedded. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer alerted readers to the strike on Feb. 6, 1919. Although circumstances had changed dramatically, the decision was made to proceed with the service. Recently, the family and relatives of the missing pilot announced they are continuing to search for the wreckage of this jet. Photo reconnaissance aircraft would continue monitoring the crash site so that if and when conditions on the glacier improved, further attempts could be made to find and recover the bodies. "(S)treet cars will head for their respective barns, jitneys will stop operating, barber shops and the majority of restaurants will close, and activities generally in the city, so far as organized labor is concerned, will be curtailed.". On August 18, 1948, the first annual gathering of the families of the Marines interred on South Tahoma Glacier was held at Round Pass. The Terrifying, Deadly Plane Crash In Montana That Will Never Be Forgotten. Paul Flanigan, age 26, of Melrose, MA, died February 14, 1979 from injuries sustained in a fall in Huntington Ravine. MISSOULA A couple from Washington state have died in the crash of a single-engine airplane in western Montana, officials said. High winds and heavy rain caused flooding at lower elevations, severely hindering search efforts and disrupting communications. Powered by Invision Community. They eventually retreated, but returned the next morning. Eric Lattey, age 28, of River Vale NJ, and Monroe Couper age 40, of Orange, NJ died February 26, 1994, of hypothermia during an emergency bivouac atop Pinnacle Gully in Huntington Ravine. Updated: 4:18 PM PDT July 5, 2021. "By next spring, this snow will be compressed into several feet of glacier ice and there should be no visible evidence of this tragedy left" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). An unscientific breakdown of the list, which includes several vague causes of death indirectly associated with Mount Washington, reveals the following reasons as the most common: Inevitably, some of the deaths in the park were avoidable. The front page of the SeattlePost-Intelligenceron Wednesday,Dec. 11, 1946. A memorial has been erected at the site to honor the six servicemen who were killed in the crash. Earlier, I spoke with director Paul Cowan about the . Frantic efforts by the CAA, as well as the Army and Navy, to contact the plane were fruitless. The current theory now is that the jet crashed somewhere deep in the southern Olympic Mountains. The P-I was consumed with strike coverage throughout its duration. Butler was honored again by the National Parks Service during a meeting at Grand Canyon, Arizona. Cooper: Wanted criminal and Northwest legend. But over 70 years ago, during World War II, tragedy struck in Billings when a plane fell from the sky in early December. The P-I warned readers of the general strike the day before it started on Feb. 5, 1919. Authorities set up no-protest zones guarded by the National Guard, but demonstrators managed to reach the prohibited Westlake Center, drawing more tear gas and rubber bullets from cops. Barbara Radcliffe Rogers. A three week search failed to find any trace of the missing jet. Meanwhile, the Navy conducted a thorough investigation into the facts and circumstances surrounding the aircrafts disappearance. On June 26, the first 14,000 U.S. troops landed in France to begin combat training. The four rodeo performers killed in Monday's plane crash on Mount Rainier were chasing the riches of ``Cowboy Christmas,'' a 10-day stretch in which a competitor may hit a dozen shows and make 20 percent of his annual earnings. The first edition of The Weekly Intelligencer, a predecessor to the modern-day SeattlePI, prominently featured a poem title, "A Summer Scene" by Isaac M'Lellan. Here's the feature photo of the downtown Seattle waterfront. The Navy responded immediately, establishing a base camp at Indian Henrys Hunting Ground. . They planned to embark at 4 a.m. the following morning, but bad weather delayed the mission. The FAA also identifies the non-profit Valley Fliers as the owner of the plane. Skirts now soaked and heavier, Lizzie faltered and they stopped for the night, sheltered behind a hastily built stone pile. Lister issued a telephonic statement from Olympia that said, in part: "The passing of the dark shadow of war from an anguished world fills every heart with a feeling of thankfulness. Other than family members, there is no "official" active search going for this missing jet. The aircraft came down in a flat area where it sheared its wings before flipping over. Entertainment Every year, members of the local detachment of the Marine Corps League honor their memory with a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Enumclaw. No injuries were reported Sunday after a small single-engine plane clipped a power line and crashed into a stand of trees near Round Mountain Loop in the Marion area west of Kalispell. Although the plane had a service ceiling of 24,500 feet, it was restricted to flying at lower altitudes when hauling passengers because the cabin was unpressurized. Here's the schedule for the first day of the World's Fair, April 21, 2062. The tragic death of the Willey family in a mudslide turned the countrys attention to the White Mountains, helping to set the stage for the area and Mount Washington to become tourist attractions. The Navy determines that the plane was blown off course by high winds and flew into the side of Mount Rainier (14,410 feet). Ask Glacier Name for Marines, The New York Times, September 15, 1947, p. 21; Robert N. Ward, Marine Transport Feared Down in Mountain Region, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 11, 1946, p. 1; Hunt Abandoned at Mount Purcell, Ibid., December 12, 1946, p. 1; Jack Jarvis, Bad Weather Halts Search of Ice Fields, Ibid., December 13, 1946, p. 1; Gene Schroeder, Storm Blocks Plane Search by Rangers, Ibid., December 14, 1946, p. 1; E. P. Chalcraft, Plane rescue Team Sweats Out Delay, Ibid., December 15, 1946, p. 1; Long Missing Plane Believed Found on Rainier, Ibid., July 23, 1947, p. 1; E. P. Chalcraft, Arduous Trek Starts to Site of Craft Wreckage, Ibid., July 24, 1947, p. 1; E. P. Chalcraft, Searching Party Risks death to Reach Tragic Scene, Ibid., July 25, 1947, p. 1; E. P. Chalcraft, Search On Foot Halted for Plane Victims in Rainier Ice, Ibid., July 27, 1947, p. 9; E. P. Chalcraft, Rainier May Hold Forever Bodies of Air Crash Victims, Ibid., July 26, 1947, p. 1; Report Eleven Bodies Found On Rainier, Ibid., August 20, 1947, p. 1; Lucille Cohen, Risk Lives to Get 11 Dead Off Rainier, Ibid., August 21, 1947, p. 1; All 32 Marine Bodies Located, Ibid., August 24, 1947, p. 9; Robert N. Ward, Taps Echoes Over Rainier for Marines, Ibid., August 25, 1947, p. 1; Lloyd Stackhouse, Marine Plane Dead to Rest On Mt. That afternoon, the first fragments of an aircraft were found at the 9,500-foot level, strewn over a quarter-mile-wide area and partially embedded in the ice. I have been on and around the mountain several times and seen many pictures of different aspects and have never actually seen any evidence, possibly due to snow cover. Historians, with the advantage of better perspective, may set down the part played by each nation, but for the present it is sufficient for us to contemplate that we have won together and that we must begin the work of reconstruction together. He was 28 years old, and is the first and only Mountain Rescue Service volunteer to die during an active mission. Examination of the wreckage revealed an old SAR data plate placed at discovered crash sites by the State that verified the wreckage was of another F-102A that had been previously recovered. folly that led to government crackdowns and to the distrust of the It remains New Zealand's worst peacetime disaster. These crashes are believed to be within Washington, but we couldn't find an exact location. Washington after encountering fog conditions. Added: 22 Jun 2021. A heavy volume of rocks and boulders falling from the glaciers headwall forced the search party to withdraw, but they brought out wallets, rings, watches, and personal papers of many of the men who died. MISSOULA, Mont. Yet another "souvenir" New Year's Day edition of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in 1895 boasts of the Puget Sound area's "gifts of nature.". A faint beeper was heard in the search area during the first three days of the search but the source could not be pinpointed. The airplane crashed Thursday . Families of the missing men offered a $5,000 reward to anyone finding the plane. On Monday, December 16, 1946, the weather cleared for the first time in a week and conditions were ideal for an aerial search. Roster of Marines on board the Curtis Commando R5C, No. The following day, officials from the Army, Navy, and National Park Service met at Fort Lewis to discuss the recovery problems. Over the next few days, Navy and National Park Service officials discussed the feasibility of the removing bodies from the glacier for burial. The ceremony concluded with a bugler playing taps and the traditional 21-gun salute. As a pioneer in prosthetics, he creates limbs for amputees, helping them participate in sports like mountain climbing. Todd E. Crumbaker, age 35, of Billerica MA, and John Wald age 35, of Cambridge, MA died March 24, 1996 in an avalanche while skiing in the Gulf of Slides. RELATED:113 years ago: Ferry crashes into steam ship on Puget Sound, sinking and killing at least 39. While on the way down, he got lost, eventually meeting his fate in the bed of the Ammonoosuc River in the Ammonoosuc Ravine. But conditions on the mountain and glacier were intense. Owned by New Tribes Mission, a religious organization, the plane was on the first leg of a flight to. Vernon E. Titcomb, age 56, and his wife, Jean Titcomb, age 53, both of Santa FE, CA, died August 22, 1974 when their light plane crashed above Gray Knob on Mount Adams during a thunderstorm. Consideration was given to moving the granite memorial from Round Pass to the new Tahoma National Cemetery near Kent, dedicated on September 26, 1997. Search parties examine the debris and confirm that it came from the missing plane. The P-I announced the discovery of gold July 17, 1897 when reporter Beriah Brown, Jr. chartered a tugboat to intercept a steamer that was bringing gold Twenty-five Army, Navy, and Coast Guard aircraft were launched to search the slopes of Mount Rainier and as far south as Toledo in Lewis County for any sign of the missing Curtis R5C transport. At 10:36 a.m. on Tuesday, December 10, 1946, six Curtis Commando R5C transport planes carrying more than 200 U.S. Marines departed El Toro Marine Air Station near San Diego on a six-and-a-half hour, nonstop flight to Naval Air Station Sand Point in Seattle. Definitely from crash of some sort. The "Curtis Commando" R5C planes departed San Diego at 10:36 a.m. 39528. Lizzie had a heart condition, but was determined to spend the night at Tip-Top House to see the sunrise. Across from the information desk at the Mount Washington summit, there is a wall of fame where no one wants to see their name. So to follow your example, next time I'll post an internet link that may or may not be reliable, or however you put it. In the middle of a January night in 1982, Joe Lentinis phone rang two people were lost on Mount Washington in dangerous winter conditions. I think that corresponds to the red area on your map. The NBC show "Dateline" is having a two-hour program Friday that looks at the case of a Canadian man who was accused of flying a rental plane into Montana's Little Bitterroot Lake in . During the ceremony, Butler was presented with the Distinguished Public Service Certificate and lapel pin, the Navys highest civilian award, for his determined efforts to find the lost Marines. 136 137. See map. It was then an avalanche swept through, killing Dow. Volunteers Albert Dow and Michael Harrich were searching Odells Gully where they found tracks that might have belonged to the missing climbers. In effect, the 32 Marines would stay where they died, among the wreckage of the Curtis R5C. The Lowes were in the southern state to celebrate a . If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here. The rangers reported hearing the roar of avalanches on the glacier, which could have easily buried any wreckage forever. "To mention in detail the features and interest of every portion of the state would be a task impossible in the limits of this number, and therefor reliable and impartial data of a general nature only are sought to be given.". Rule, Commandant of Naval Air Station Sand Point, announced the official decision to cease all recovery efforts on South Tahoma Glacier. The deadly calamity was witnessed on televisions across the world as another plane slammed into the Pentagon, and a fourth crashed outside Pittsburgh.". About 200 representatives and officers met shortly before the strike to define its goals and sentiments, the P-I reported. Thomas Burke, age 46, of Springfield NH, and Scott Sandburg, age 32 of Arlington, MA, died November 29, 2002, in an early season avalanche when attempting an ice climb on the Tuckerman Ravine Headwall. The wreckage couldnt be seen from the air, but Butler was able to pinpoint the location without difficulty. Other than the parachute harness, no trace of the jet was found in that area. I read a brief note elsewhere that suggested there was some wreckage on the west side of Mt. Today, hes a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he is the head of the bionics lab. A fifth made it through and landed in Seattle. FAA records show the plane was built in 1966 and owned by Wirt and his wife. Mt. However, in the mid 1990s, the road to Round Pass washed out, making the area inaccessible to everyone except hikers willing to walk four-and-a-half miles from the Longmire Ranger Station. Gates opened to the public at 11 a.m. and President John F. Kennedy was scheduled to deliver a telephonic opening message at 11:57 a.m. Other events included two water-ski shows at Memorial Stadium and an opening night concert at the Opera House with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, with Igor Stravinsky - famous for "Rite of Spring," for starters - serving as guest conductor. 69, 70 and 71. CFL history has been coming to life in TSN's Engraved On A Nation documentary series (full videos of the films and behind-the-scenes information available here), and the latest entry, "The Crash," did an excellent job of exploring the 1956 Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810 crash that killed 62 people, including five Canadian football stars. The P-I issued some front-page commentary on the strike that didn't mince words: "It is not a strike; it is a delirium-born rebellion. Before making any decisions, Navy officials advised they would seek expert advice from the Armys famous Mountain Division about recovery efforts. Jul 4, 1990. But poor visibility and bad weather throughout southwestern Washington kept the search planes grounded. The sixth, however, vanished, with its last communication transmitted at 4:13 p.m. Thirty-two Marines were on board the missing plane: a major pilot, a lieutenant colonel pilot, a master sergeant, a sergeant military policeman and 28 Marine Corps privates. spokesman said 85 passengers and a crew. has the crash on Mt. Mt. It's pretty rare, thankfully, to hear about a plane crash in Montana. I found many interesting artifacts along the way. Did you ever think of Washington as a "parallelogram?" The P-I featured Seattle Center's International Fountain above the fold the day after the World's Fair debut, April 22, 1962. It was at about the 9,500-foot level on a huge snow-field rife with deep crevasses and sheer ice precipices, below an almost perpendicular 3,000-foot rock wall. The Curtis Commando (C-46/R5C) was the largest and heaviest twin-engine transport aircraft used by the U.S. military during World War II (1941-1945). No matter the reason for their abandonment, many of these hidden wrecks can be visited by anyone with a will to traverse a little wild terrain. Park rangers thought that recent heavy snows on Mount Rainier would have covered any signs of wreckage. I can confirm the PV-1 crash from May 1943 as my grandfather was one of the 5 crew members killed. 39528, radioed the Civil Aeronautics Administration (now the Federal Aviation Administration) radio range station at Toledo, Washington, that he was flying IFR at 9,000 feet and, with ice forming on the leading edges of the wings, requested permission to fly above the cloud cover. Stories of the front page included a poem about friendship in old age, Civil War news and a harrowing story from Naples, Italy, in which a mason was kidnapped to carve a hole out of a wall, where a young woman was forced into a coffin that was then inserted into the hole and walled off by the mason. Washington at 5000' elevation or so. In July 1947, a ranger at Mount Rainier National Park spots wreckage on South Tahoma Glacier. On Wednesday, July 23, 1947, the Navy established a radio relay station and base camp at Indian Henrys Hunting Ground, altitude 5,800 feet, on the slopes of Pyramid Peak. The P-I itself informed Gov. The Feb. 4 edition of the P-I hailed the latest achievement in the I-5 construction that persisted through 1969. This wind shift, unknown to the pilot, pushed the plane approximately 25 degrees to the east, directly on a path into Mount Rainier. Also, the family members and local Marine veterans believed the monument should stay in its original location. In two separate incidents over the past decade, two men in their 20s fell to their deaths in Tuckerman The library also has copies of the NTSB published reports for 1967 to the 1990's. The National Transportation Safety Board, Public Inquiries Branch, 490 LeEnfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20594, telephone 202-314-6551 or 800-877-6799, has custody of NTSB and CAB aircraft accident reports since 1965. Its lead: "In the most deadly terrorist onslaught ever waged in the United States, knife-wielding hijackers crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center yesterday, toppling its twin 110-story towers. The two remaining aircraft, flying entirely by instruments (IFR), pressed onward toward Seattle. AIRPLANE CRASHES. More can be found in the avalanche meadow below. On 14 May 1965, loggers found a parachute and harness in a tall pine tree north of Shelton. The following may or may not be reliable, but it is referenced. Read our recent reflection on the events from its 19th anniversary. Ernest Lister of the Armistice. Around 6:25 p.m. Thursday, the AFRCC called back and said they confirmed radar showed a small plane go down and provided a general area. The report was followed by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) contacting dispatch and saying they had an airplane radar that disappeared over the Mount Jefferson Wilderness Area. Air Force B-52 Crashes Just Before Landing in Washington | Loose Cannon (With Real Video) TheFlightChannel 1.43M subscribers Join Subscribe Save 1.9M views 1 year ago Find out why a Boeing B-52. Officials at Mount Rainier National Park affirmed that there were no predatory animals or insects on the glacier at 10,500 feet and the wreckage and bodies would be covered by several feet of snow which would start falling at that altitude in early September. Photo by Jim Salge. The bodies of 11 men were tangled inside, according to HistoryLink. Weather's existence remained a secret to all but top federal officials until TWA Flight 514 crashed in close proximity to the site in December 1974. All five crew were killed. Daily Weather Forecast Upload or insert images from URL. 114 115. headed by the Teamsters union as trade negotiations broke down. "Its politics are Republican by 10,000 majority.". A T.W.A. The tragic Mount Erebus Disaster . Stormy weather in Western Washington continued for the next five days. It became the Daily Intelligencer in 1876 and then Your previous content has been restored. All of the 52 people on board were killed. The accident nearly duplicates the crash of a KC-135 into Mount Kit Carson in September 1962, killing 44 airmen, the worst aviation disaster in the history of Spokane County. I believe the photos were taken somewhere in the area of the yellow X. I have followed the debris trail all the way up to the precise point of impact. Later, an additional 14 bodies were seen encased in ice. Ten people, including a child, were on board the plane when it went down shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday, the US Coast Guard's Pacific Northwest district said in a news release. In his presentation address, Colonel D. A. Stafford, USMC, told the audience that Butler had declined the $5,000 reward offered by the parents for locating the missing plane, explaining that he had only been discharging his duties as a park ranger. But their efforts were in vain. WELCOME TO THE CASCADECLIMBERS.COM FORUMS. Rescuers were able to dig out Benedix from the snow after more than 90 minutes being trapped, but he later died of cardiac arrest. Parents and relatives were due to arrive in Seattle as early as Tuesday. Soon after the crash, the crew sent out a weak message, initiating a search. Still, Lentinis search-and-rescue team set out in the early morning to find the two men. The P-I was consumed with strike coverage throughout its duration. 39528, The State of WashingtonWashington State Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation. The husband and wife are identified as 42-year-old Brian J. Makar and 43-year-old Carrie R. Makar, both of Burien, Washington. In the morning, clouds lifted to reveal Tip-Top House, only a few hundred feet away. A month later, rangers returned to the site and found the crushed nose of the plane at 10,500 feet in elevation. We invite you to find more tidbits about the Northeasts highest summit here. In 1963, the P-I printed commemorative issues from the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush, during which gold-seekers funneled through Seattle to Alaska to strike it rich. Pierce County. Lister died months later in office. On Monday, August 25, 1947, 13 climbers, led again by Butler, returned to South Tahoma Glacier to assess the feasibility of removing the bodies for burial without undue hazard. Still, authorities suspected that the aircraft had crashed on Mount Rainier or somewhere in the vicinity. The cause of most of these deaths can be summarized by the six words also tacked to the wall in a much larger font: The Worst Weather in the World.. Life Flight flew the area but was not able to identify a crash site due to weather conditions. Says HistoryLink.org: "Initially, the strike demonstrated the power of union solidarity, but it Tom creek to the entire span of the southern Olympics: Wonder Mt/Skokomish area, etc. The crash killed more than 90 people. By The Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a New Year's Day edition advertising the natural and agricultural features of its new state, less than two months after Washington became a state in November 1889. An earlier statement said the destination was Seattle Tacoma International Airport. Jimmy Fred Jones, age 33, and Stewart Eames, age 27, of Ft. Worth TX and Russell Diedrick, of Bedford TX, died October 2, 1990 when their small plane crashed into the Great Gulf Headwall. The sheriff said Linn County Search and Rescue teams hiked into the area and set up camp near the crash location. 88. Monday, July 5th 2021. The aircraft disappeared in a snow storm while n-route, and a search and rescue operation was begun. Darren Garnick, The following list is compiled in memory of those who lost their lives on New Hampshires Great Mountain. Fresh off being named "Man of the Year" by TIME, he underwent a 9-day goodwill tour of the United States which concluded in Seattle, according to HistoryLink.org. Later that week, mountaineers tried to search the area for the missing men, but bad weather cut the mission short. Copyright 2022 CascadeClimbers.com On Jan. 10, 2009, the P-I announced being put up for sale by Hearst. View a list of all crashes in Washington. a cursory net search turned this up, not too specific but interesting nonetheless: - 10 Nov 1962 USAF F102A 56-1387 1 PAX Paine AFB, WA to Local. took over a new daily startup, The Post, in 1881, becoming the Seattle Several thousand demonstrators marched in a closing anti-WTO protest Its last print edition ran St. Patrick's Day in 2009. Skiing, sports and Mt. The P-I celebrated the opening of the World's Fair April 21, 1962. A transmission of the pilot's final exchange with air traffic control indicated he knew the Airbus A320 was having engine trouble. Despite his severe injuries, the pilot William Carey survived. PASCO, Wash. - Ten passengers and the crew are ok after an airplane crash and fire Tuesday at an airport in southeast Washington state. Severe Weather ``It's a very hectic time for them, a very hectic traveling schedule,'' Gavin . At 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 24, 1947, a memorial service for the 32 Marines was held near Longmire. Hmmm..nice. Aug. 9, 1974: The P-I splashes President Richard Nixon's resignation across the front page, reporting that he would step down at 9 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. Winters wrote that Wirt had retired from building Hollywood movie sets when he and his wife, Cindy, decided to move closer to their children and were in the process of moving to Chehalis. At 4:13 p.m., Major Robert V. Reilly, pilot of aircraft No. Clinching the decision was a letter written after the memorial service by parents of six of the Marines aboard the ill-fated plane, stating that sufficient effort had been made to recover their sons remains: Parents who had left Mount Rainier before the letter was written also expressed the desire that no more lives be risked in recovery efforts. The P-I reports on local volunteers for World War I June 6, 1917. The Nov. 11, 1918 P-I reported the Armistice. After careful consideration, all the experts agreed to abandon the mission because it would endanger the lives of the recovery parties. After two weeks, the search for the missing aircraft is suspended. Hearst indeed turned the P-I into the United States' first daily newspaper to become an online-only newsroom. Washington's ravines, Wild weather and the Mt. 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