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UH-1N #69-6647, from Det. 24, 42nd ARRS The Danville Register (Danville, VA)Sat, Aug. 5, 1972, page 6 Three Men Killed In Helicopter Crash SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – An Air Force helicopter carrying a three-man crew plunged into the water and exploded after striking a power line one mile west of Nine Mile Falls on the…

NOTE: Type of aircraft is unknown and base assigned is not confirmed. If you have updated information, please contact us. St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)Sat, Sep. 08, 1956, page 11 Killed In Helicopter Crash DAYTON, OH, Sept. 7 (AP) — Capt. Robert I. Quillen of Dayton, an Air Force pilot was killed yesterday when…

Note: The type of aircraft us unknown and the base is not confirmed. If you have updated information, please contact us. Anderson Daily Bulletin (Anderson, IN)Fri, Feb 17, 1961 page 14 page 14 Elwood Airman Hurt In Crash ELWOOD — Word that her son, Airman 3-C Marvin Eads, was involved in a helicopter crash Sunday…

Note: The type of aircraft and the base it was stationed at are not confirmed. These are estimates based on the date of the mishap and news story report. If anyone has updated information, please contact us. The San Bernadino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA)Sun, Mar. 8, 1959, page 1 Copter Crashes While Crossing Spokane…

Lubbock Evening Journal (Lubbock, TX)Wed, Jun. 12, 1957, page 1 Three Die In Air Crashes (By The United Press) — Three Persons were killed and two injured Tuesday in three widely-separated aircraft crashes in Texas. First Lts. Frederick D. Rupp of Montpelier, Ohio, and Richard Holliday on Marion, Ohio, were killed when their helicopter crashed…

The Independent (Long Beach, CA.)Wednesday June 08 1960, page 1 6 Dead in Service Air Crashes PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION (UPI) – A Navy jet fighter plane plowed into an Air Force helicopter which had just taken part in a successful air rescue following another plane accident. Four servicemen were killed. Two Air Force…

Hobbs Daily News-Sun (Hobbs, NM),Sun, Jul 7, 1963, page 19 Injured Pilot, Hobsan’s Kin, Now Recovering Mrs.  Howell Grimes, 401 West Snyder, has been notified that her cousin, Maj. Hoyt Bertram Mayes, USAF, who was critically injured in a helicopter accident in Hawaii two weeks ago, is showing signs of recovery. Major Mayes, engaged in…

S/N #53-4406 (Not confirmed) NOTE: It is not confirmed that the helicopter was an H-19B or where it was stationed at during this time. Through extensive Internet search, I was able to locate an H-19B crash on this date in the location described (http://accident-report.com/Yearly/1955/5502.html). The database shows the pilot was “MARTIN, DEAN E”. If anyone…

S/N #88-26109 UNITED STATES AIR FORCEAIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONBOARD REPORT HH-60G, TAIL NUMBER 88-2610956TH RESCUE SQUADRON48TH FIGHTER WINGROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH LOCATION: CLEY NEXT THE SEA, NORFOLK,UNITED KINGDOM DATE OF ACCIDENT: 7 JANUARY 2014 BOARD PRESIDENT: BRIGADIER GENERAL JON A. NORMAN CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 51-503 Under 10 U.S.C. § 2254(d) the opinion…

S/N #91-26354 EXECUTIVE  SUMMARY AIRCRAFT  ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION On 5 August 2013 at approximately 1610 hours local time (L), the mishap aircraft (MA), an HH-60G, tail number 91-26354, assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, while flying in formation on a pre-deployment spin-up training mission, impacted terrain approximately 14 nautical miles northeast of Kadena…