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(‘0) Results of the medical examinatlon of the [bodies of the] passengers and crew

(1) All the passengers and members of the crew died in the crash. The total number of deaths was 68.

The bodies were recovered on June 27, 1959 by personnel of the Italian Red Cross and the members of the Fire Department of Busto Aralzio.

The bodies, removed from the wreckage one by one, were numbered progressively from 1 to 68 in the same order in which they were removed; then, they were placed in Zinc-lined coffins which were also numbered in the same order from 1 to 68 (see Annex V-l).

Dr. Lorenzo Fraenza, Health Officer of the Commune of Olglate Olona, aged 59, born in Lorenzello, made out the death certificate for each of the 68 bodies as follows:

"Body partially dismembered. Shows general burns and fractures over its entire surface. Death was instantaneous and was due to crushmg and combustion. "

The 68 bodles were later identified by OfflClalS of the office of the Attorney for the Republic of Busto Aristlo, who made out for each of them a "Report of description, recognition, and dissection of a human body." The said office pronded for an autopsy and coroner' s inqmry into the death of the follomng crew members and passengers:

Capt. Paul Grade, aged 50 Co-pnlot Harry Louis Stanton, born 1n the U.S.A. on October 26, 1915 Capt. Jack Davies, born in the 0.5.9.. on January 1, 1920

The autopsy and medical-legal investigation was performed by Prof. Deal-derio Cavallazzi of the Universmy of Milan.

In carrying out his task, Prof. Cavallazzi was requested by the office

of the Attorney for the Republic at Busto Arsizio to comider these

questions:

[1] what caused the death;

[2] what were the circumtances m which the injuries were suffered;

.[3] whether the bodies showed any intrinsic or extrmsm evidence which mght suggest the concurrence of several injurious effects 1n the causes of death.

Phth respect to the third question, the investigator took under examina- tion the followmg hypotheses of non-traumatic death:

[1] concurrence of burning action;

[2] possible organic alterations;