Oxygen must be breathed before explosive decompression. Abandonment must be by means of the ejection seat. The dive to safe altitude offers good possibilities of rescue if abandonment of the plane is not necessary after loss of the cabin pressure. Bibliography Lutz and Wendt—“Animal Experiments on Parachute Jumping from High-Pressure Cabins.” Communications in the Field of Aviation Medicine, Research Report 5/42. Romberg—“The Parachute Jump from Great Heights.” German Aviation Research, Research Report No. 1416. TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 343-A-PS PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 62 LETTER FROM MILCH TO WOLFF, 20 MAY 1942, REGARDING CONTINUATION OF EXPERIMENTS Field Marshal Milch Secret Berlin W 8, 20 May 1942 Leipzigerstrasse 7 Dear Wolffy! In reference to your telegram of 12 May our medical inspector reports to me that the altitude experiments carried out by the SS and Air Force at Dachau have been finished. Any continuation of these experiments seems essentially unreasonable. However the carrying out of experiments of some other kind, in regard to perils at high sea, would be important. These have been prepared in immediate agreement with the proper offices; Major (M. C.) Weltz will be charged with the execution and Captain (M. C.) Rascher will be made available until further orders in addition to his duties within the Medical Corps of the Air Corps. A change of these measures does not appear necessary, and an enlargement of the task is not considered pressing at this time. The low-pressure chamber would not be needed for these low-temperature experiments. It is urgently needed at another place and therefore can no longer remain in Dachau. I convey the special thanks from the Supreme Commander of the Air Corps to the SS for their extensive cooperation. I remain with best wishes for you, in good comradeship and with Heil Hitler! Always yours [Signed] E. MILCH SS Obergruppenfuehrer Wolff Berlin SW 11. TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 343-B-PS PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 70 LETTER FROM MILCH TO HIMMLER, 31 AUGUST 1942, ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF REPORTS BY RASCHER AND ROMBERG ON HIGH-ALTITUDE EXPERIMENTS Field Marshal Milch Berlin, W 8, 31 Aug. 1942 Leipzigerstrasse 7 Dear Herr Himmler! I thank you very much for your letter of 25 August. I have read with great interest the reports of Dr. Rascher and Dr. Romberg. I am informed about the current experiments. I shall ask the two gentlemen to give a lecture combined with the showing of motion pictures to my men in the near future.