Posts Tagged ‘1959’

A USAF H-21 helicopter from Nellis AFB, NV., crewed by 1st Lt. Ronald F. Riggs (P), SSgt. Harland V. Mills (FM) and A1C Terry A. Jones (FM), crashed and burned near Nellis killing the three crew members. There was no explanation for the crash which occurred on a routine training flight. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times…

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…

Waco Tribune-Herald (Waco, TX) Sun, May 17, 1959, page 1 H-43A at James Connally AFB, TX., crewed by Lt. James Greenway and SSgt. Jimmy Haddox crash on the runway during an airshow at the base. It hit the runway losing both rotors, its wheels and other smaller pieces. It bounced, slipped on its side and…

S/N 53-4383 The Bridgeport Post (Bridgeport, CT.)Sun, May 3, 1959, page 77 8 Rescued As ‘Copter’ Crashes In Atlantic FALMOUTH, Mass (AP) — Eight men were rescued yesterday after their Air Force helicopter crashed into the Atlantic Ocean some 70 miles east of Provincetown. None of the men was reported injured. The men were reported…

Eureka Humboldt Standard (Eureka, CA.)Fri, Aug 28, 1959, page 3 Six Americans Die in Copter Crash Washington (UPI) — Six Americans, including a U. S. diplomat, were killed Wednesday night in the crash of an Air Force helicopter near Thule Air Base, Greenland. A seventh person, a Dane, also was killed. The dead include: Livingston…

The Evening Independent (Massillon, OH)Sat, Sep 5, 1959, page 2 Ohio Airman Hurt in Labrador GOOSE BAY (AP) — Washington (UPI) — Airman Second Class E. E. Bynum 21, of Zanesville, Ohio, was among six men injured in a helicopter crash-landing 70 miles north of here Friday. The H-21 helicopter was returning to the U.…

The Oneonta Star (Oneonta, NY.)Thu, Jul 22, 1959, page 1 Copter Falls Seeking Man; Three Killed Mt. Morris, NY. (AP) — An Air Force helicopter crewed by Maj. Leo J. Carbonneau (P), Capt. Victor H. Hanf (CP) and SSgt. John E. Tinsman, searching for an elderly lost professor crashed in the wild, wooded gorge of…