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 class medical examination was June 23, 1961.

Copilot John F. Bird, Jr., age 29, was hired by Alaska Airlines on April 13, 1959. He possessed a flight engineer certificate No. 1439330 and commercial pilot certificate No. 1358926, airplane multiengine land and instrument rating. He completed first officer qualifications on DC-6 equipment May 21, 1961. Mr. Bird had accumulated 2,061 hours pilot time, of which 101 hours were in DC-6 equipment. He had also 150 hours of actual instrument time. His DC-6 engineer time was 780 hours. Mr. Bird possessed a first-class medical certificate dated May 25, 1961.

Flight Engineer William Donovan, age 26, was hired by Alaska Airlines on April 13, 1959. He possessed a commercial pilot certificate No. 136608 with single and multiengine land and instrument privileges. He had accumulated 1,175:55 pilot hours. He had a flight engineer certificate No. 1443248 and had completed training as a flight engineer with Alaska Airlines. The date of his first-class medical certificate was May 31, 1960.

Flight Engineer Dwight Babcock, age 28, was hired by Alaska Airlines on May 15, 1961. He possessed and A&P certificate No. 1329061 and a flight engineer certificate No. 13880698. He had approximately 1,200 hours as a flight engineer in DC-6 equipment. The date of his last first-class medical examination was June 28, 1961.

Flight Navigator Edson A. Marahrens, age 41, was hired by Alaska Airlines July 17, 1961. He possessed approximately 13,000 hours as a flight navigator and held certificate No. 1020664. This was his first flight with Alaska Airlines.

Mr. John R. Rohrbough, Jr., age 30, possesses control lower operator certificate No. 1336747 issued on April 3, 1956. On December 6, 1956, he was rated as a senior controller at Ontario International Airport, California. Prior to receiving his initial certificate, he had four years experience as a GCA operator for the U. S. Air Force with ratings at Scott AFB, Illinois; Keesler AFB, Mississippi; Biggs AFB, Texas; and Holloman AFB, New Mexico. The date of his last Class II medical examination was 1958.