Posts Tagged ‘1961’
UNK
Tyndall AFB, FL
12 Feb 1961
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…
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H-43B
Westover AFB, MA
8 Dec 1961
S/N 59-1579Det. 44, EARC Report of AF Aircraft AccidentCourtesy of Johan Ragay On 8 December 1961, 1st Lt. William J. Deming (P), 1st Lt. David D. Glick (CP) and TSgt. Calvin L. Edy were attempting a takeoff for a thirty-minute functional check flight of H-43B, s/n 59-1579, to check the topping off of the N-1…
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H-43B
Loring AFB, ME
11 Dec 1961
S/N 59-1546 The Daily Times (Salisbury MD.), 11 Dec 1961, page 29The Evening Review, 12 Dec 1961, Tue, Page 16 HH-43B #59-1546 from Det. 41, EARC at Loring AFB, ME., crewed by Capt Richard Phadenhauer (P), Capt James Black (CP), SSgt. Robert J. Watson (FE) and A1C Russell Wilkerson (FF), A1C Bobby Mixon, and SSgt.…
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H-21
Luke AFB, AZ
16 May 1961
The Yuma Daily Sun (Yuma, AZ)Wed, May 17, 1961 page 2 German Student Pilot Killed In Crash WICKENBURG (UPI) – A young student pilot from West Germany was killed Tuesday in the crash of his F-84 jet fighter plane 17 miles west of here. A spokesman for Luke Air Force Base, where the victim was…
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H-21
Indian Springs AAF, NV
19 Apr 1961
Redlands Daily Facts (Redlands, CA.)Thu, Apr 20, 1961, page 10 Helicopter Crash Kill Two Persons LAS VEGAS, Nev. (UPI) — Two Air Force officers were killed Wednesday and one injured in a helicopter crash at Indian Springs Air Force Base 45 miles north-west of here. Air Force spokesmen said the H-21 helicopter overturned while attempting…
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