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i D(TQ(o (Tllfe II a fl 1 4 ,4.4 'J 4 )(. A 'I Mew 4 i 4-4 4 4 i.4444444 Sydney officials of Alitalia Airlines last night released a list of people vho boarded the missing airliner in Sydney for Bombay and beyond. Ships, planes and land parties all day yesterday scoured wide areas around Bombay an intensive search for the airliner. and MRS G. PROIETTI, of Adelaide, Who were on their way to a honeymoon in Italy.

.1 7 -J 4 4 '4 4 4 By naportcr TERRY QUINN Dft was just another sunny ivintcr morning last Friday nhcn the announssr in the international terminal called pascongers atodd Alitalia IFIight 771. JA brightiu winter sun shone down on Sydney's busy international airport, noisy with the buzz of hundreds of people and the roar of the big jets. ft-, I I i Sho m) UA I K) -i" I TV ft i Uniformed traffic officers I was there, as usual, jr 4 A worked quickly and effici- in the departure lobby, just A.I.. 4. -1 1- -L.

unaccompanied to join her parents in Rome. A young girl, her eyes red from crying, lingered at the rear of the departure line, soundlessly mouthing goodbyes to a fair-haired WWW the singleidoor lifeX 4. 'ft. A the weekly Italian service from the terminal and on to 71 It MONTI, who had lU visited his two MR DAVID BRENT, of QYDNEY rock'n' roll grandsons in Adelaide. Sydney, who was re- singer Tony Brady who densely forested with hls Aden firm' the at gapore.

the waiting plane. There was nothing unusual about the passengers on Flight 771. There was no air of foreboding or disaster hanging to Rome take off. The 45 passengers crowded with the. usual con-fusion of last-minute laughter and tears in the small, heated exit room.

MISS CELIA JiCOTT, of England, and Mr Zaren Kalebjian, Beirut, who were to be wed soon, were aboard the plane. Cont. on page 4 life, including elephants, tigers, pythons and, deadly strip is only a few minutes from the sea and officials said that if the iet overshot the airport it may have crashed into the sea Last -coDioct In his last contact with Santj Cruz, the DC8's pilot radioed that he was over Aurangabad, about 190 miles east-north-east of Bombay. Bombay control tower lost radio contact with the airliner in a monsoonal storm when it was only six minutes out of Bombay soon after midnight. When no sign of the plane had been reported 1.4 hours after it vanished, fears were expressed that it may have come down in one of the deep valleys of the densely wooded Western Ghat hills around Bombay.

Planes, helicopters and search parties on foot and in jeeps scoured paddy fields and forested mountains around Bombay. Ships In the Arabian Sea were also alerted to look for the plane. Police headquarters in Bombay said police were concentrating on a 20-mile corridor between Aurangabad and Bombay the route the aircraft would normally have taken. Indian Air Force planes searched the triangle formed by Bombay, Aurangabad and Nasik. Indian naval vessels were i 444 4 i 4 'I 4 I I ''4 I A i 1 heavily over the heads of the 45 men, women and children who waited, some bored, some excited, for their turn to pass through the small glass door.

As the passengers filed one by one through the door there was the usual moment of comedy and the usual brief glimpse of a private grief to sec for those, like myself who had the time to notice: 'A nervous little Japanese businessman held up the departure line several minutes while he fumbled frantically through a dozen pockets to find a lost ticket. A laughing voung family of three waved happily to friends as they set off on their very first "Big Trip" overseas. Sad byos A tall, attractive air hostess walked by carrying a small, six-year-old German girl with beautifully sad i V'''1 bit i i fr, 4.rs cobras. v. Statcmont In Rome, Alitalia issued the following statement: "A DC8 commanded by Captain Luigi Quattrin.

flight number AZ77I, travelling from Australia to Italy with 84 passengers and nine crew, broke off radio contact with the ground control stations at 6.43 p.m. (Rome time) yesterday while in the last phase of an instrument landing at Bombay airport, three minutes before it was due to arrive. "Bad weather conditions impeded the search operation by rescue planes. Searches at dawn produced negative results. The search continues." Alitalia officials said Corn- The 37 who boarded the plane at Sydney were: SYDNEY PEOPLE Mr David Urent, 26.

of Sydney, a pilot with Aden Airways. Mr G. Caracas of Sydney. Mrs S. Celecon, of Black-town.

Frank Dunworth, of Bcllevue Hill. Mr R. Dutricz. of Sydney. Mr J.

Hynes, 35. of Vau- cluse. Mr R. Lorozzo, of Sydney. Miss M.

Lourle, Alitalia staff, of North Sydney. Mr D. Martinelli, 54, of Double Bay. Mr. V.

Minoply, of Bondi. Mr A. Radcr, 30, of Five-dock. Valcaa, of Sydney. N.S.W.

PEOPLE: The Rev. Father Miazzf, of North Lismore. Miss M. Popplewell, 35, of Newcastle. INTERSTATE: Mr and Mrs Abate, of Melbourne; Mr J.

Balestra, of Melbourne; Miss Dagmar von Brasch, 6, of Adelaide, travelling unaccompanied; Mrs L. Buncle, wife of a T.A.A. official in Melbourne; Mr K. Craig, 29, of the T.A staff in Brisbane; Mr R. Dunkclow, of the T.A.A.

staff in Melbourne, Mrs Dunkelow, and their two sons, aged 9 and Mr J. Mellows, 42. a T.A.A. official in Port Moresby; Mr A. Meoni, of Melbourne, and his 75-year-old Mr J.

R. O'Carroll, 26, of the T.A.A. staff in Lae, New Guinea; Mr and Mrs G. Proletti, of Adelaide, on their honeymoon; Mr P. -Thompson, of the T.A.A.

staff in Launceston. OTHERS Mr L. Monti, 70, of Forli, Italy. Mr D. Piaggi and Mr R.

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At Sydney, the plane was given a full clearance for its flight back to Rome. Alitalia inaugurated Its service to Australia in 1961 under an agreement with the Australian Government in return for Qantas flying into Rome on its way to Europe. The company hag a good record on Its routes in Europe, where it uses British Viscounts and French Caravelles, and on its services to Africa and to North and South America. Its technical overhaul works and flight training facilities at Rome Airport are considered among the most modern in Europe. Friday, the airliner touched down at Darwin, then flew to Singapore and Bangkok.

The course of the. iei from Bangkok lav across the Bay of Bengal and then the Indian Peninsula. Bombay's Santa Cruz airport is on the coast of the Arabian Sea and is surrounded by hills. It was built on the northern outskirts of Bombay and 10 miles from the city centre for the R.A.F. during World War II.

After a serious plane crash about 12 years ago, the Indian Government cut off the tops of some nearby hills to avoid a hazard to approaching aircraft. The Santa Cruz landing- England, and Mr Z. Kalebjian, of Beirut, who were to wed soon: Mr Tofini, of the Alitalia staff in Rome. Among those who boarded the plane at Singapore for Rome were: Captain Douglas Dunn, 43, a senior T.A.A. pilot, his wife and 15-year-old daughter, of Hurstville.

Mr Attilio Marino, 29, of the T.A.A. staff, Sydney, his wife and daughter. Airline officials pointed out that some of the passengers may have disembarked at a port of call before the airliner disappeared. Some Australian pilots are believed to have been aboard the airliner. After leaving Sydney for RomeJlabout 11 a.m.

on after a smooth flight from Italy during which there were no technical troubles. The only bad weather encountered during the flight to Sydney was during the approach to Bombay, where there was evidence of a heavy 1)uild-up of cloud. This Is the area where the airliner was reported missing. Usually the Alitalia DC8s carry a crew of nine. The crew which took the aircraft from Sydney was changed at Bangkok.

Safoty movo It is the usual practice to change crews at specified airports along the route to fulfil international civil aviation safety requirements to prevent crew fatigue. planes bound west from Bangkok carried enough fuel to overfly. Bombay if necessary and carry them to Karachi or Teheran. They said airport officials in the Pakistani and Iranian capitals were being alerted for possible search operations. However, civil aviation officials in Delhi said they were pessimistic.

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