Israeli authorities investigating a fire in an American military airplane at Lydda airport, last night announced that they were satisfied that the fire was not caused by sabotage. The blaze was put out before it could damage either the engines or the wings of the plane.
It was learned here today that the U. S. air force is sending an inquiry team to Lydda to investigate fire damage to the plane.
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