Shortly after the Lady Be Good overflew the aerodrome, they
called over the radio to get a bearing. It seems they did not
realize they had overflown since they asked for an INBOUND
bearing, which was what they got. They seem to have thought they
were still flying over the Mediterranean, since they wore life
preservers when they bailed out from the plane. By the time
their fuel ran low and they realized they were in serious
trouble, they were far out of the base's radio range. Strangely
enough, when the plane was searched they found the ADF was
switched off. Of the crew: the first search parties found none.
They were told by a doctor that the crew could have not walked
more than 20 miles from where they landed, in a desert which is
around 130 F during the day and 28 F at night. Especially since
they had only half a canteen of water for 8 men. Nine men were
in the original crew. The bombardier, John Woravka, had a
defective parachute. His body was later found a few miles from
the plane, where he had died instan