Trivia that we usually forget and should not . In Loving Memory...
GYSGT JAMES P. PAIGE JR
SSGT. VINCENT A. SABASTEANSKI
SSGT. DAVID E. GALLOWAY
SSGT. JEFFERY R. STARLING
SSGT. WILLIAM C. DAME
CPL. MARK A. BACA
HM1 JAY J. ASIS 1st Force Recon, Dec 9th 1999
Ballistic_Coefficiency
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I was with Force Recon at the time this happened. I was the Company armorer for them and was on duty the day this happened. It was a horrible accident and they will never be forgotten. Here is a link for names/info if anyone is curious. Semper Fi.
http://www.forcerecon.com/ch46accident.htm ...
Submitted by: WOMBAT01 at 5/20/2005 6:06:19 AM This happened in 99. Pilot got caught in the fence when he tried to power out the bird flipped. I dont remember the exact number but I believe 9 died and 11 survived. I know the pilot lived because i remember him attending one of the funerals with a broken leg. All who perished were Marines, and I believe one Navy Corpsman, cant remember is the corpsman lived or not though. Semper Fi ...
Submitted by: DAVII at 5/9/2005 1
38 AM This crash on on the USNS Pecos with Military Sealift Command, a part of the Dept of the Navy. Its a refueling ship. It happened in the late 90s, not sure of the date, They were conducting training for the seals to board ships at sea. The pilot came in too fast and lost control. They got most of the guys in the helo out but did lose a couple. By the way excelent web site... ...
Submitted by: AJKWA at 4/16/2005 3:48:57 PM and from my old base in Scotland
http://holyloch.com/album/slideshow....r¤tPic=2