1949 Pilot Found Dead in Greece

The transcript describes a conflict involving government troops and communist guerrillas near Karpenisi, northwest of Athens. It details an incident where a government plane was shot down, resulting in the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Saldan Edner, an American observer, after he survived the crash.

What did eyewitnesses report about the cause of death of the American?

What happened to the American when he got out of the plane?