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23 Jun 1963

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…

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Larson AFB, WA
17 Dec 1963

The Oregon Statesman (Salem, OR)Sat, Dec 28, 1963 page 2 Copter Crashes near Ephrata: Airman Dies EPHRATA, Wash., (AP) — An Air Force helicopter crashed and burned six miles south of here Friday killing the one man aboard, a Larson Air Force Base spokesman said. The pilot was identified as Capt. Robert Gorter, 34. The…

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Beal AFB, CA
18 Jan 1963

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (Fairbanks, AK)Monday, January 21, 1963 page 9 Copter Crash: Fiery Death For 5 AF Men OROVILLE, Calif., Jan 21 (AP) — Losing its three-bladed rotor, an Air Force helicopter plummeted like a dead weightr Friday, bringing a fiery death to its five occupants. “It made a helluva noise and everything went up…

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