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John Barber
John was the crew chief aboard EM-13. (Photo courtesy John Barber) |
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Bill Shields
Bill didn't have a beard at the time of the accident. (Photo courtesy Bill Shields) |
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Carmond (Fitz) Fitzgerald
Carmond was on the same helicopter as Bill Shields. |
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Dick Baker
Dick was the Investigator in Charge of ALM 980 |
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Tom Blank
Tom was the pilot of the Coast Guard HU-16. |
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Cost Guard pilot Richard Evans
Richard was the co-pilot on the Coast Guard HU-16 that managed the rescue from the air. |
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Gerrit (Gerry) Walhout
Gerry Walhout was head of the Human Factors Group. (Photo courtesy Gerrit Walhout) |
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Art Nash
Captain Nash was the aircraft Commander on EM-13 which rescued one passenger who later died. |
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Bill Bohlke
Bill was a civilian piulot who, along with four others, dropped two life rafts to survivors. |
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GF-15 Crew
From left to right: Lt. Commander James E. Rylee, Lt. (j.g.) Donald G. Hartman, Chief Aviation Machinist's Mate William A. Brazzell, and Aviation Machinist's Mate C.V. Lindley. The four are being congratulated by Vice Admiral Robert E. Townsend. The helicopter used in the rescue is in the background. (Photo courtesy Bill Brazzell, Official Navy photograph)
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Dennis Beckman
Major Beckman was the aircraft Commander of EM-15, which was the lead helicopter in a flight of four helicopters that conducted a search of the accident scene. |
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Crew Chiefs Bill Schrader and John Barber
In the front row, first from the left is Corporal William Schrader. Bill had completed his final flight test for becoming a crew chief on the day of the accident. John Barber is in the second row, second from the left. |
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Glenn Warren
Captain Warren was the aircraft commander of EM-07, which rescued the final three survivors. |
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Ned Lemoine
Captain Lemoine was the co-pilot of EM-07, which rescued the final three survivors. |
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Bill Murphy
Captain Murphy was flying as Art Nash's co-pilot in EM-13. He flew the helicopter during the hoisting of passenger Julien Eisenberg, who later died. |
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Gordon Tubesing
Pilot of EM-01. |
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Ken Borrego
Ken was a crewmember aboard the Point Whitehorn. |
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Rescue basket
A rescue basket like the one shown here was the primary method used to rescue survivors. |
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Rescue seat
The rescue seat was used to rescue the captain Balsey DeWitt. |
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