Captain Davis said 54 men were needed to conduct nine lineups.
No determination on either point had yet been made, Captain Davis said.
Captain Davis later described himself as being "in a fever of excitement at the time."
By that time, Captain Davis will have claimed his single check and retired.
The wire went dead and Captain Davis hung up slowly.
Captain Davis finished his coffee and made another call.
Captain Davis reached into his pocket and peeled three twenties from a gold money clip.
Is there any chance you can tie down Captain Davis?
Captain Davis said "everything was routine" up to the moment he pulled back on the control column to lift the plane into the air.
Captain Davis spent four months as a prisoner in Canada.