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NSIAD-84-153 1 (1984-09-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabnma0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I slf3f~ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20549 NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION SEPTEMBER 10, 1984 B-2 1 4643 RESTRICTED - Not to be released outside the eneral Accounting Office except on the basis of specific approval The Honorable Glenn EnglishbY the Office of Congressional Relations% Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice, RELEASED and Agriculture Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Partial Videotape Erasure of 1982 Air Force Thunderbirds Crash (GAO/NSIAD-84-153) This is in response to your June 12, 1984, letter requesting an investigation of the facts surrounding the partial videotape erasure of the Air Force Thunderbirds crash. This crash occurred on January 18, 1982, during an aerial practice session at the Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field in Nevada. All four aircraft were destroyed and the pilots killed. An Air Force sergeant, as part of his normal duties, videotaped the practice session up to and including the crash. You specifically requested us to --trace the chain of custody of the tape, --determine when the tape was erased and under whose authority, --determine if copies of the tape were made and the loca- tion and status of any such copies, and --collect any other information that bears on the erasure of the tape or the decision to do so. Air Force officials told us that the accident itself and the events surrounding the videotape erasure had been the sub- ject of separate extensive Air Force investigations. We obtained and reviewed the reports and supporting documentation of the accident and the videotape erasure investigations. The supporting documentation included sworn testimony provided to Air Force investigators by the principal persons involved. We also interviewed Air Force officials involved in conducting the videotape erasure investigation and obtained additional records relevant to this request. 1 2511 S (392084) 125135

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