Posts Tagged ‘1967’

Copter Blast Kills Airman WICHITA FALLS, Tex (AP) – One airman was killed and five others injured when a jet-propelled helicopter exploded on a service apron at Sheppard Air Force Base Monday. Killed in the blast was Airman 1C Overton A. Lyle, 21, of Whittier, Calif. Seriously burned was SSgt. Maurice Sabourin, 23, of Wichita…

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, OK)Tue, Mar 28, 1967, page 3 Jolly Green Giant Crashes in Refuge But Crew Unhurt An Air Force CH-3C “Jolly Green Giant” helicopter crashed landed in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Monday afternoon, but crew members walked away unhurt. The jet-powered helicopter was on a routine training mission from Sheppard Air…

The USAF & Humanitarian Airlift Operations 1947-1994 by Daniel L. Haul A unknown UH-1F from Malmstrom AFB, MT., crewed by Maj. Richard W. Wyatt (P), Capt. Dale V. Hardy (CP) and Amn Robert E. Rogers (FM), crashed and burned near Bonners Ferry, ID. on takeoff while on fire-fighting duty in the Trappers Peak area. Both…

The Evening Review (East Liverpool, OH.) Wed, May 03, 1967, page 21 TWO MEN ARE KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Two men were killed Tuesday when a helicopter crashed on a runway at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base near Tucson. Killed were the pilot, Maj. Thomas E. Decatur, 35, of Middletown, Ohio, and…