May 1, 2023

Ep2 Pt3 Firsthand Witness || The Baron 52 MIA Mystery

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Welcome to Episode 2 part 3 of The Baron 52 MIA Mystery "The Crash Investigation" In this episode, Ralph and our team will delve into his investigation of the mysterious Baron 52 crash. We feature a phone interview with the Operation's Officer from Joe's squadron. This officer believed that the intercepted radio message about "4 captured air pirates" was evidence that Joe and the other three missing crewmembers were captured, and opposed the USAF official change of status from MIA to KIA-BNR.

Host's of the Baron 52 Series Podcast: John Bear, researcher and host

John Matejov and Mary Matejov Salzinger, siblings and Primary Next of Kin of Sgt Joseph Matejov who is the subject of this podcast.

361st TEWS Squadron family member, fellow researcher and Matejov family supporter, Heather Atherton. Heather is the daughter of Lt Michael Moore who was a pilot in the 361st TEWS Squadron (known as the "Front Enders" on the EC-47 aircraft. Heather is a board member of nonprofit “Legacies of War” an organization that educates the public about the American secret war in Laos and works to remove unexploded ordnances still impacting lives today.

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John Matejov

Brother and Primary Next of Kin (PNOK) of Sgt Joseph Matejov - Baron 52

Heather Moore-Atherton

Col Ralph Wetterhaun

Aviation Archaeologist - FAA Trained Crash Investigator

Aviation archaeologist Ralph Wetterhahn has become a real-life "Indiana Jones," traveling the world from Cambodia to the Russian Far East, to Guadalcanal, to the Philippines in search of aircraft wrecks, our nation's missing-in-action, and the amazing stories these discoveries reveal.
Ralph’s documentary efforts have appeared on NOVA, Discovery, and National

Geographic Channels, including The Last Flight of Bomber-31, Missing in Mig Alley, and as the lead detective in Dogfight Over Guadalcanal. He appears in the Military Channel series, Air Aces, featured in the segment on triple ace General Robin Olds.

Ralph is widely read in Air & Space/Smithsonian, MOAA’s Military Officer Magazine, Popular Science, Leatherneck, and VFW Magazine among others. He is also the author of four books:

The Last Battle (won the prestigious Colby Award).

The Last Flight of Bomber-31

Shadowmakers

The Early Air War in the Pacific

A graduate of the USAF Academy 1963, Wetterhahn served three tours during the Vietnam War flying fighters in both the United States Air Force and Navy. He is credited with downing a MiG-21 during the now-famous “Bolo Mission.” He flew 180 combat missions in the F-4 Phantom and A-7 Corsair, made 144 carrier landings, and later logged 1,000 hours in the F-15 Eagle.