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All local political groups represented in the City of Eagle (PP, PSOE and Mixed), have signed a joint proposal that will lead to regular full month of October, which will be asked to give the name of a street town Bartholomew Roldan, former skipper "Dorita" that the January 17, 1966 rescued two U.S. Army pilots, Captain Charles F.
Wendorf and Lt. Michael J.
Rooney, after the famous crash of Palomares.
Recalling the events of that time, it should be noted that "Dorothy" was out with four other sailors to fish at dawn.
About four in the morning, when they went to Isla de Terreros Villaricos height, while Menelaus networks could be observed as two huge planes flying over the sky.
They made sure that one quickly refueled another and suddenly there was a noise that scared so the members of the craft which forced them to take shelter inside, while pieces of the aircraft fell all around.
After the first shock, they saw several parachute, surprising you see a falling lump fastened with four of these parachutes, knowing days later that it was a bomb.
The other three pilots had parachutes.
Two of them fell about two miles near the coast and the "Dorita".
The third, about four miles offshore, was saved by Francisco Simo Orts, "Paco the pump".
The sea was very choppy and waves prevented at times see the pilots.
Finally able to reach one of them, Captain Charles F.
Wendorf, who had a broken arm.
Gently put him in the boat and put dry clothes.
Meanwhile, they kept worry about the situation of the other aviator, Lieutenant and copilot of the plane, Michael J.
Rooney, who was also rescued with injuries.
Immediately alerted emergency services Eagles, who were waiting for them on arrival at the fishing port, about eleven o'clock.
The two Americans were taken to hospital and that brought Francisco an hour later.
Both Francisco Simó as Bartolomé Roldán paths received months after Lifeboat Medals and a small amount of money, in the form of complaints received during the day that they could not go fishing.
On 7 April the same year appeared the bomb that had fallen a few months earlier and was nicknamed Francisco "Paco the pump".
For many years, Bartholomew has lived that event as an act of humanity, as an action that any good person would have done, preventing those men died, thanks to his heroic gesture since that day his ship was just three hundred meters from them.
Bartholomew continued his life working and today, now retired, recalls with aplomb its serenity, and the avalanche of names of journalists and entertainments.
But that failed at any time to change your mood good man, helpful and careful with it has always been and known.
On January 3, to be fulfilled 47 years of the accident and 86 years old, Bartholomew Roldan received the homage of his city, during an event held in the Auditorium and Congress Palace "Infanta Elena".
At that time, the authorities stressed that humanitarian act fisherman who left his job to help strangers, but, surely, the most touching was contact with Charles F.
Wendorf, via videoconference from Denver, where the two first met after the rescue.
The U.S. apologized for not having thanked his action before and Bartholomew said that "if this had exploded would not be there."
Bartholomew never tired of repeating that he had done nothing he had not done any other person and for that reason never asked to be recognized.
For all the above, the full City Council Eagles agreed unanimously to call a city street with the name of Bartholomew Roldan, to pay tribute and express appreciation for the courage shown in the events described above.
This artery is located in the urbanization Rubial III Eagles.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Águilas
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