Posts Tagged ‘1989’

S/N 65-05692 The Vietnam-era CH-3E, tail number 65-05692, Jolly Green Giant Helicopter was assigned to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base as part of Air Force Reserve’s 71st Special Operations Squadron, now known as the 943rd Rescue Group. The motto of the 943rd Rescue Group is “These Things We Do…That Others May Live.” On Sunday, March 12,…

S/N 67-14719 HH-3E #67-14719 of the 33rd ARRS at Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan, crashed near Lye Island in 800 feet of water, killing three crewmembers: Capt. Tom Bauer (P)1st Lt. Mike Hodges (CP)MSgt. Eliud Torres (FE). No other details are available at this time.