Integrity, Honor, and Respect
Some of the best things cannot be bought, they must be earned
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This website is dedicated to all veterans and active duty of the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard helicopter groundcrew and aircrew, and the helicopters they flew and maintained.
Walter Wesley Martin, Major, USAF (KIA)
October 16, 1935 – January 17, 1969
Final mission of Major Martin
On January 17, 1969, a U.S. Air Force helicopter CH-3C (tail number 62-12582) was lost while supporting a TACAN site (tactical air navigation system for military aircraft navigation and guidance) in northern Laos. Three crew members and three passengers died in the crash. Two crew chiefs and one passenger survived and were transferred to Clark Air Base in the Philippines for hospitalization. The three lost crewmen included pilots MAJ. Walter W. Martin and CAPT. Richard A. Fleming, and crewman SSGT. Albert J. Davis. The passengers were LTC. Wayne F. Bolton, TSGT. George A. Kurtyka, and TSGT. Juan A. Maldonado. [Taken from wikipedia.org and vhpa.org]
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