Helicopter Accidents

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H-19B
La Testa, France
8 Jun 1954

S/N 52-7500

Crash occurred 3 miles SW of La Testa.

The Evening Times (Sayre, Pennsylvania)
Wed, Jun 9, 1954 · Page 12

Identify ‘Copter Crash Victims’

Bordeaux, France (AP) – The Air Force today identified four men killed in a helicopter crash near here on June 3.

They were 1st Lt. St. Clair McKelway Jr., Cold Springs, NY; 1st Lt. Dale F. Ellis, Lake Worth, FL.; Airman 2C George P. Prementine, Pittsburgh, PA.; Airman 2C Donald A. Anderson, Buffalo, Minn.

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