On the recordJune 14, 1947
I am deeply concerned about this subject, especially in view of the recent accidents to aircraft of our certified domestic air carriers.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI am deeply concerned about this subject, especially in view of the recent accidents to aircraft of our certified domestic air carriers.
Letter Appointing Members of a Special Board of Inquiry on Air Safety
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As President, I feel it my duty to protect the men who are engaged in this crucial work from such attacks.
It is an office that is without parallel in the history of the world.
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of My 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, it is ordered as follows: