They, like every pilot flying at that time, knew nothing of that procedure. Technically! He had no headlights, so I rode on top of the truck, holding a flashlight. I would like Everyone who knew Hoot to just think of him for who he was. If I can make it happen, I will do it. I flew on N840TW six times prior to 1979 but never after that but followed this story closely over the years! Hoots education details are not available at this time. At 39,000 . There are numerous videos. Hoot Gibson Death: and Cause of Death. I appreciate your support of my father and the entire crew of that 727. I would much appreciate any news about Hoot and the arrangements you are making for him. 40 Horse Hawkins lobby card.jpg 968 727; 201 KB 40 Horse Hawkins poster.jpg 1,323 1,992; 776 KB 40-Horse Hawkins (1924) - 1.jpg 674 787; 204 KB 40-Horse Hawkins (1924) - 2.jpg 1,321 812; 265 KB I just realized your from Dallas. Hoot served over 23 years in both the U.S Army and Air Force. I always felt like I had the king of the pilots flying my plane..Everyone loved him..Best of all was his humorWe were lucky to have him in our lives. Hoot then moved onto complete his bachelor's degree at UNLV, which he attended on a football . Thanks, Steven Wroe, Greetings to all who have taken time out of their lives to share some memories of their relationships with Hoot Gibson. Promise! I personally know this incident haunted Hoot the rest of his life. Clearly, everyone on this flight is very grateful for the skill that Hoot had on board the aircraft. After the services, a celebration of life will be held at a hanger at the Boulder City Airport. FACT! They did not. This party would also require people to pay to attend.I am not rich, nor do I have the means or time to raise funds right nowbut I know that there are so many people here in Chicago that would be so happy to attend to honor and celebrate your dad. Lets see. That is why the findings and results of the NTSBs Crash Report of TWA Flight 841 are pretty good indicators, to me, of what happened to cause the near fatal crash of TWAs Flight 841. Marge Hey.you!out there!! The root cause for this accident was due to the nonlinear instability phenomenon which has been discovered recently by me. Still, Im glad he made you laugh. We both loved you . He was a father figure to many. Of course he wasnt going to let that happen, he checked his self out and went to Coasta Rica to see a witch doctor to fix him up. Ill leave my e-mail in case you havent seen it in other comments. He was born to Madeline and Harry Gibson on December 9, 1938 in Butte,. Funeral Services for "Hoot" will be 10:30 AM Thursday, May 10, 2018 at West Nidaros Lutheran Church in Crooks, SD with Rev. Contents 1 Background 2 Filmography 3 Notes 4 References Background [ edit] Really? He was very fond of them and with the rest of our family in C.R. GUY GIBSON OBITUARY. Bookmark this page and come back often for updates. Over the course of his five-decade career, this actor and rodeo star appeared in hundreds of early 20th-century Western films, including The Night Riders, The Saddle King, The Galloping Kid, and The Marshals Daughter. It's time to take a look at some photos that are going to make you wish you had a time machine handy. As Hoot sees me the tears started flowing, he then tells me what everyone was laughing about. What is his background? Were they not at 390? Roger, But making a BS statement that you dont know is true ( It wasnt.) A man from a big family himself, he naturally opened his arms to welcome her daughters Jo and Jeanne and. The strengths of this sign are being creative, passionate, generous, warm-hearted, cheerful, humorous, while weaknesses can be arrogant, stubborn, self-centered, lazy and inflexible. It was from those thousands of pages that Hoot sent me that I was able to piece together the missing parts of Hoots story. <3. I am so sorry for your loss. I think it was about a year or so later that one crashed at Colorado Springs. I can only express my gratitude in that your words are brining a healing to my own soul and assisting me in coping with the loss of my father. The resonances were due to the neglected nonlinear inertial moments. Kevin, just want you to know that your dad is one of my heroes. I did not know Hoot had passed until now. But Hoot has me beat on a number of fronts. Locations. Did you know that James Dean stole Marlon Brando's girlfriend shortly before his death? There is no need to argue about anything. I was married to Hoot in Costa Rica. The service ceiling on the 727 based on the weight at the time was 39,000 feet. We've got that too. GIBSON, Guy Morton "Hoot" Guy Morton "Hoot" Gibson died February 2020 at Autumn Leaves Retirement community in East Dallas. This could sure save you from looking like an idiot. In his early acting career, Gibson appeared in such films as "Step on It!" (1922), "Trimmed" (1922) and "The Bear-Cat" (1922). Dave and Hooter learned to fly in Sandwich Ill.I remember Dave telling me Hooter could fly anything with wings and sometimes without.Dave had passed back in 2002.He always spoke highly of Hoot.They were the best of friends.Well our friend you were one of a kind and as a fellow pilot we back home will never forget you. Then 20 minutes after the 3.9g recovery (thank you Lord for confirming in Hoots heart & mind to drop the gear as a last-ditch effort! To contact me I will leave my e-mail address below. You wont find any references to pulled circuit breakers in the NTSB report because it never happened. As a child he grew up among horses and received his first pony at the age of 2-1/2. Im not sure if you are saying that they did the unauthorized procedure. Some of us appreciate it. And some people today still dont believe in miracles or divine intervention. Hoot Gibson was born in the Year of the Dragon. Hoot did not cause this incident (nor did any of the crew). The family of John D. "Hoot" Gibson will host a gathering of family and friends from 1:00 PM until 1:45 PM on Monday, February 20, 2023, at Lake Ridge Chapel and Memorial Designers. Edmund Richard 'Hoot' Gibson was born in 1892 in Tekamah, Nebraska; he died in Woodland Hills, California in August 1962, at age 70. owned the D4C {'divorce'} Ranch [circa 1940s] at Spring Mountain near Las Vegas, Nevada. sex or gender. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. Of course I was nervous not knowing what condition he would be in. Work. I am sure that would be appreciated. As surviving passengers of Flight 841, Hoots heroic rescue of our flight will be forever enshrined in our hearts. He was great to me when I myself was very sick as a 20 year old I will always remember and think happy thoughts about Hoot. In his real life, however, he had a rather painful rags-to-riches-and-back-to-rags career, a problem that seemed to plague a number of big stars who fell victim to their high profile and wound up living too . I would enjoy hearing from you in the future. He died Continue Reading Service Tribute COVID was not kind to those in the hospitality industry here. I think you have his date of birth off by quite a few years. I wish I could have served him better. Like most TWA pilots, they were the most skilled in the industry. The IAS on arrival is about the same as in cruise, right? He knew that one day the truth about what happened to him and his crew would come to light. Born: August 6, 1892 (Tekamah, Nebraska) Died: August 23, 1962 (Los Angeles, California) Notable Films: Straight Shooting Career Hoot Gibson learned horsemanship in his native Nebraska. I had many discussions of dad remaining connected to a few of the passengers aboard flight 841. rolling the airplane into a righthand death roll, something that was unexplainable by the Boeing Company, and an event that has never happened before, or since, it, supposedly, broke on that 727 0nly. I used to joke with him that he was my hero, and he would always laugh. He was pretty well bashed up they originally thought we was dead. The first major non-American Oscar recognition was for Hungarian-born director-producer Alexander Korda's British-made costume drama entitled The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) - the ground-breaking biopic film received a Best Picture nomination and won the Best Actor award (for Charles Laughton). It then went on to him losing his lifelong friend Ed/Chief of cancer, and the very sudden death of his sister. you were one of a kind . Gibson was born in 1924, in Keensburg, Illinois and raised in Mt. Marge. Hoot continued to fly for TWA after 841. He was interred in the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California. FACT. Although it was a harder-than-normal set-down, it was actually a pretty decent landing. Powered byWPtouch Mobile Suite for WordPress, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG2-mu6I11A&feature=youtu.be, https://emiliocorsetti.com/the-passing-of-scott-kennedy/. On August 23, 1962, Hoot Gibson died of non-communicable disease. Instead Hoot and the crew responded with their skills and professionalism, even using a last ditch effort to save the airplane and everyone on board. Over the years we flew together in multiple types of airplanes including twice in the Ford Trimotor. Gibson died of cancer at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, California, just a couple of weeks after his 70th birthday. Hed let me ride along in the right seat, which I remember like it was yesterday. I wish I knew the 727 better, but in the approach portion of a flight the flaps are deployed, maybe around 200 + knots, and the slats dont suffer damage. Gibsons manually pulling the slat CB was an ILLEGAL act for OBVIOUS reasons ! Chinese Zodiac: Hoot Gibson was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Please leave a note for Kevin Paul Gibson, as he is Hoots son. DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- D-M remembers the life of Colonel(retired) Ralph 'Hoot' Gibson, the Air Force's 3rd jet fighter ace, and the recipient of four Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Legions of Merit and one Bronze Star with Valor. I would love it if Lois could come and attendI never had the pleasure of meeting the one woman who stood by our wild and crazy man (as Steve Martin would say.) Or, correct me, if you would have liked Capt. I was married then and my wife and I drove out from Illinois. They waited and waited and waited and finally it was time. The Sun is about vitality and is the core giver of life. I have to add here while waiting I was honored to meet Kristine, it was her mothers heart that had allowed Hoot to have so many wonderful years of life. Could say a lot if what I suspect is true. And I wouldnt have been inclined to talk to him after what he did, and afterward, without even having the fortitude to level with the NTSB for the sake of the truth and to establish publicly with the authorities what not to do to, in order to prevent fatal airplane crashes. Additionally, the bs story of the FE resetting the CB makes no sense whatsoever, unless of course you are engaged in a cover-up. Gibson was not fired by TWA, as I wrote, and someone else commented on, as well. In remembrance, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and, in 1979, was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Gibson both produced and starred in the film, one of the early sound westerns. A rudder hard-over, which nobody talks about except Hoot, was the cause of the initial roll. I will never forget you!! His family moved to California when he was seven years old. Thank you Roger. Marge, I dont know who this person is that is causing all the disturbance in this thread. John D. "Hoot" Gibson <p>The family of John D. "Hoot" Gibson will host a gathering of family and friends from 1:00 PM until 1:45 PM on Monday, February 20, 2023, at Lake Ridge Chapel and Memorial Designers. Hoot was born July 21, 1926 in Randolph, NE to Samuel and Ruth (Bartels) Gibson. Gibson recovered from his injuries at Cedars of Lebanon hospital (now Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) with actoress June Gale at his bedside. Gibsons actions dont qualify him for those honors, in my opinion. Glenn "Hoot" Gibson Jr, 88, died on May 1, 2018 at the Sioux Falls VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He was a great American great pilot just great all the way around. [14] [15] Legacy [ edit] In 1960, for his contribution to film, Gibson was inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was honored with a star at 1765 Vine Street in the Motion Pictures section. cause of death. Hoot was also graced with another 15 years with us through the miraculous gift of a donor heart. Saludos, Steven Wroe. However, the B727 actually did have a history of un-commanded rudder inputs. That is your decision. I soon discovered that inside those cartons was everything I needed to tell Hoots story. At the time, I was a member of ALPA accident investigation committee and participated in the investigation. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Nevada State Veterans Home, NVAL account, 100 Veterans Memorial Drive, Boulder City, Nevada, 89005. And one last thing I would like to say to you. Many of us also thoroughly enjoyed ourselves the night before at Hoots retirement party in London. A play on words so to speak. Hoot had the foresight to save everything related to TWA 841. He also flew in the Vietnam War, and was a former lead pilot for the Air Force Thunderbirds. The air loads were so severe, they finally BROKE the slat, and it departed the airplane, ! Gibson had apparently only flown the Mossie a handful of times before the fatal flight, and only once at night. Services for Hoot will be held on Monday February 23, 2015 at 12:40 P.M. at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1900 Veterans Memorial Drive, Boulder City, Nevada, 89005. But. Another miracle in Hoots life!!! For instance, and again, by Federal Law, his humor had no place in the cockpit of TWAs 727, and his actions that nearly brought his plane down were, by Federal Law (Federal Aviation Regulations), reckless, illegal, and incomprehensible to me. Easy to befriend and hard to forget, Hoot was the unofficial mayor and full-time prankster of the retirement center. Even, if youre right about Boeing and the problems with the rudders on the 737s (You are.). ~ However, Pilot Gibson did lose his appeal to the NTSBs Appeal Board of professional investigators, and peers of Gibsons, who named him and his copilot as the primary cause of his airplanes near fatal dive ! Russian Wikipedia. More information can be found in http://www.faiteve.com. There are plenty of posts on this site that dispute the NTSBs probable cause. I believe their actions that night were nothing short of miraculous and heroic. They have our deepest condolences. Id like to know the basis of Mr. Youngs comment. I will be keeping in touch with Lois and forward any new information I receive in regards to a gathering in remembrance of Hoot Gibsons life. Hoot Gibson was born in Nebraska. Biography - A Short Wiki Can you send me that? Harvey Peter 'Hoot' Gibson. He was a survivor, as we know. As a teenager, he worked with horses on a ranch, which led to competition on bucking broncos . ~ But, to me, the evidence of Gibsons actions are pretty clear, and they dont square with his description of his actions, then, or now. You never knew Hoot, you put a comment on this site after 5 years. Gibson's light, comedic, tongue-in-cheek manner only added to his sagebrush appeal, especially to children and women. Well both be missing Hoot for certain. Id love to read your analysis of TWA 841. Hoots version of camping meant a huge barbeque, a bunch of people playing the guitar around the campfire, skeet shooting on the home made range, and a bombing competition where bags of flour were dropped from low-flying Cessnas over a giant bullseye in a field. which to base his accusations? By the 1960s Gibson was on the verge of financial collapse after a series of bad investments. Its called, by the FAA, one of the known Dirty Dozen attitudes of pilots, among others, that cause fatal crashes : complacency, leading to pilot errors, usually basic student pilot flying errors that senior captains should never make. Bonnie a close friend visited him on Thursday and Friday of this last week and said he was good. This page is updated often with latest details about Hoot Gibson. summarizing, the best pilot to have at the controls of a 727 in a dive with one slat out from 39,000 feet was hoot gibson! lt was the jammed (in the out position) #7 slat that caused the rolling motion, so severe, that none of the proper aileron and rudder inputs the pilots made could overcome the roll caused by the stuck slat ! FACT. If not for the talent of Hoot and the crew they all surely would have never made it. I do plan on being there for certain. The couple divorced in 1927.Superstardom came with the John Ford (I)full-length feature western Action (1921), which was taken from "The Three Godfathers" story. Ed, as one of Hoots passengers that nite, Id sure like to know when/where his memorial service will be, and then consider whether I could attend or not. But I wasnt really joking. lot more to the story of that flt then people know . THANK YOU EMILIO ! They packed the front seats for the Hoot Gibson Saturday matinees knowing ahead of time, the well worn scripts. But only the facts actually stick to the wall. At the time of his death, he was 70 years old. Also Known As Edmund Richard Gibson Birth Place Takamah, Nebraska, USA Born August 06, 1892 Died August 23, 1962 Cause of Death Cancer Biography Read More Hoot Gibson was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. It warms my heart to read so many wonderful things about him here. so ignoring the cause as the only people that know the truth were the 3 in the cockpit at the time, lets consider this: how many pilots who made an error that resulted in people dying would love to have had their incident end the way hoots did, with no serious injuries to anyone? Lloyd Hoot Gibson, still singing after all these years. We had many conversations revolving around our Father in heaven and how he may have intervened on that night your flight began to plummet toward the earth. For a time he found work in real estate before Monogram Pictures offered the stocky-framed actor a chance to return in 1943. He was interred in the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California. American professional basketball player (1921-1958) Statements. Im sorry that you didnt get to get the full experience of being the son of your dad . Like Roger, we remember Gods mercy with gratitude and try not to take for granted the gift of new life. At the time of his death he survived by his large extended friends and family. I have never read a more disgusting uninformed comment in my entire life and I am 72 years old. I did get to be one of his first visitors at UCLA Medical Center following his heart transplant. Your Dad missed the bed pan and actually sprayed pee all the way over to the next bed. He entered USAAF . I believe I replied to a comment beneath the video from one of your sons. God is very good. That slat, and other parts, were shed during the rolling vertical decent. He went on to retire from TWA. He talks like a Boeing employee! He was a great guy and we will miss him. You can hear from both Hoot and Scott Kennedy. And that is what you and others have mindlessly done. Thank you again for taking the time to honor Hoot with your thoughts and memories. What came out of it was the first (of many to follow) really political accident reports in my opinion. I am sure in my heart that he saved all aboard that fateful flight. But real American heroes, now long forgotten by most Americans, still too young and uneducated to remember them, the men who flew, fought, and died for the entire free worlds freedom, at places, like, Ploesti, Romania, Foggia, Italy, Holland, France, and Germany, and all over Europe, Germany, the Balkan States, and the Pacific Theater of Operations, did not create the deadly incidents that cost them their lives. is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue". All anyone has to do to know that something is off is to look at the actions that TWA took, which was to support the crew. A service to celebrate his life of 88 years will follow at 2:00 PM., with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. And that, seemingly, miraculous event was what allowed the two pilots to be able to level their airplane from its upside down spiraling motion, and, then, allowed them to be able to pull out of the dive they were in, just barely in time, to save the airplane from crashing. Im glad you got the opportunity to connect with him, when he was ready for adulting. He was born Aug. 6, 1934, in Indianapolis, to Harvey Arthur Gibson and Arlene Rose Peterson. Many, many more people around the world have heard the Good News of Jesus Christ as a result. What DIDNT happenis that the plane crashed and no one survived. Thanks. Why dont you take it for a bit, he said to me on my first flight. Its only about IAS! They had one child, Lois Charlotte Gibson, born in 1923. 1 reference. No,this guy, whoever he is, has a hard-on for Hoot! Flight 841s rudder had nothing to do with their 727s uncommanded right roll. It worked he kept the arm!! Glad the voodoo worked. I cant wait to read the book . . He was up walking around like nothing had happened. I talked about that deposition in the post silenced. A pioneering cowboy star of silent and early talking Westerns, Hoot Gibson was one of the 1920s' most popular children's matine heroes. I wish that I could be there for Hoots celebration of life, but cannot. Most people remember Gibson as a performer at Nicholsons Farmhouse near Havana or the talkative vendor who sold fresh produce at the corner of Glenview Drive. Robert Earl "Hoot" Gibson Sr. of Litchfield Park, Arizona passed on January 6, 2021. Hoot Gibson was a Leo and was born in the G.I. He furthermore has been weathering the storm of the very volatile scenic business here in Orlando. I could continue on with many more stories but will save those for another time. I flew to Las Vegas to interview him for a possible book about his experience with TWA 841. I gave the producers of Terror Over Michigan a copy of the book. Rest in Paradise Hoot A film maker claims to have uncovered evidence that "friendly fire" was responsible for the death of Dambusters hero Guy Gibson. Nor can anyone tell you who to admire and applaud as your heroes. The man that fell from the sky. Hoot Gibson's Death - Cause and Date Born (Birthday) Aug 6, 1892 Death Date August 23, 1962 Age of Death 70 years Cause of Death N/A Profession Movie Actor The movie actor Hoot Gibson died at the age of 70. After his military retirement Hoot worked at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force base until his civil service retirement. The information on this site and in the book Scapegoat clearly explain the sequence of events that led to the near-fatal crash of TWA 841. It focused on a rodeo, which, naturally, Hoot wona pair of silver spurs and $1,000 prize money. YOU liked him because he made YOU laugh ! Matt Weismiller. The two-reelers usually co-starred either Pete Morrison or Hoor's wife Helen, or sometimes both. Hoot and my wife were great friends at TWA . Whether he realized it or not, Hoots remarkable flying skills can be credited not only for saving the passengers and crew TWICE that night, but also many other people in many other nations which Hoot never knew. Former NASA Space Shuttle astronaut and noted air race pilot Robert "Hoot" Gibson was all smiles after getting some stick-and-rudder time in a NASA F/A-18 Hornet mission support aircraft during a pilot proficiency flight with NASA Dryden research pilot Jim Smolka. The cause of the unexplained dive was the subject of one of the longest NTSB investigations at that time. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all his loved ones and especially to his son, Kevin. Born Edmund Richard Gibson in Tekamah, Nebraska, he learned to ride a horse while still a very young boy. Who would have known that gal I had taken by to meet you Dad almost twenty five years earlier would be the one that would again give us many more years of stories and love. Hoot still continued to forge a name for himself on the rodeo circuit with his pal Acord. FACT. I must have inherited that as I have been through many scrapes as well and should not be here to tell it. Another retired pilot visited him Friday night(? That doesnt have anything to do with the old 727s, which were pretty good and solid planes, with no issues that l can remember. How dare you insult him. I also am wondering if.and IFthis comes to fruitionmay I quote some of the stories that fellow friends of Hoot have posed. Or how about FO Scott Kennedy? No aileron (roll) or rudder (yaw) moments can be applied to the model. Hoot Gibson was an American rodeo champion and a pioneer cowboy film actor, director and producer. The book information is available at http://www.faiteve.com. and the reason that it did end that way was because of hoots ability to keep a cool head under very trying conditions and improvise a recovery procedure by throwing out the landing gear to regain control of the airplane from its high speed dive. Hoot Gibson died of cancer in 1962 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California and was interred in the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California. What Hoot and his crew did saving so many lives that night was nothing short of a Miracle!! What are the odds?? #2 I was also wrong to label Capt. He hee! Back to you three graciously and miraculously spared survivors of TWA flight 841. I really would love to have someone compile a list of Hoots life and write a book on it. Thank you again, Captain Gibson! Most prominently her single "Everybody" was becoming a club mainstay, but it would be the songs "Holiday" and . ~ And, finally, if you had been one of the passengers that got a free high speed ride, upside down, toward the ground, vomiting, and involuntarily fouling your pants and underwear, while screaming your guts out, as you were anticipating the sure end of your life, when you hit the ground ~ if you would still be such a great fan of Capt. Kaskas13@gmail.com, Hey there Kassie. Gibson managed to find other stunt work in director D.W. Griffith's western short The Two Brothers (1910) and several others for the next few years.Acting, at this point, was not his bread-and-butter income. I am sure their are many other similar stories from back in the day and I have heard a few. Lois (wife/ girlfriend?) We owe so much to Hoot and by extension we feel obligated to use this gift to give testimony and to benefit others.. Was it illegal, of course! Robert C. "Hoot" Gibson, age 87, of Austin, died Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Presbyterian Homes Johanna Shores in Arden Hills. This marriage took hold and lasted for 20 years until his death. He joined the US Army, eventually attaining the the rank of sergeant while serving with the Tank Corps, and was honorably discharged in 1919. This possibility is also impossible, from what is known about the slats operation, since the airplanes excessive airspeed would have held the slat in place. Heres a side of Hoot that perhaps not too many know about. Our famous trip to David, Chiriqui in Panama with Abuela in the disco. Hoot Gibson 8/6/34 - 01/31/15. As his last words to me were Drop by and see me sometime! with a smile on his face, just like the Hooter always had, if your are ever there stop by and pay your respects to a legend. I dont know if I have ever met you, but I am a long time friend and business associate of Hoot, and I remember him talking about your Dad and you. No one can tell you what to know about, or what to believe about anything. I think this picture is a better way to remember Hoot as he takes off for another journey. Never a boring experience! I understand it is a movie! To end his career in Chicago was his wish. I was finally able to go back and see Hoot around one in the morning. Consequently, the success helped to resurrect England's film industry and led to other Korda . I suspect some other passengers may also like that opportunity, if the family would allow us to attend. It is also known as being the most generous and noble of signs. Films such as The Fighting Brothers (1919), The Black Horse Bandit (1919), Rustlers (1919), Gun Law (1919), The Gun Packer (1919) and By Indian Post (1919) eventually led to his solo starring success.During this prolific period, he was frequently directed by George Holt (The Trail of the Holdup Man (1919)), Phil Rosen (The Sheriff's Oath (1920)) and Lee Kohlmar (The Wild Wild West (1921)). 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