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01 DECEMBER 2014


Added New members; Mike Geisel, Joseph Viviano and Robert Holmes.

 

Added Joe Viviano's photos to the "Photo Albums-Members" page.

 

Added  Rober Lee Dyer (November 20, 2014), Robert E. "Bob" Lee (November 08, 2014), John F. Heitsch (August 17, 2002) and Steven Charles Czarnecki (December 31, 1968) to the "Final Flight A-L" page.

 

Added  Robert Howard "Bob" "Rocky" Rockel (November 14, 2014) and Jackie Lee Mangrum (November 28, 2012) to the "Final Flight M-Z" page.

 

Added Don Baker's version of a "Low Flight" poem, courtesy of Joe Viviano to the "Low Flight" page.

 

Added New date entries to the "Helicopter Time-Line" page.

 

Added New date entries to the "Helicopter Accidents" page.

 


01 NOVEMBER 2014


Added New members; Robert Davis, James Corbridge and Julio R. Lopez, Jr.

 

Added Thomas "Tom" J. Laut (November 11, 2009), William J. Kerwood (November 23, 2003), Eddie Hagerman (Septermber 02, 1969), Gene Lally (Septermber 02, 1969), Clyde Chathams (June 07, 1960), Edward P. Dickson (February 09, 1954), Everett Ellis (February 09, 1954), Julius C. Guinn (06 October 1954), Robert. Ide (July 30, 1953), Charles A. Johnson, (July 30, 1953), Verne Armstrong (August 19, 1952) and Ralph H. King (August 19, 1952) to the "Final Flight A-L" page.

 

Added Jesse M. Samek (October 20, 2004), Steven Plumhoff (November 23, 2003) , Howard A. Walters, (November 23, 2003), Thomas A. Walkup (November 23, 2003), Richard M. Ryan, (Septermber 02, 1969), Carl E. Troyer (Septermber 02, 1969), Frank A. Williams (June 07, 1960) and George L. Parker (October 06, 1954) to the "Final Flight M-Z" page.

 

Added New date entries to the "Helicopter Time-Line" page.

 

Added New date entries to the "Helicopter Accidents" page.

 


01 OCTOBER 2014


Added Story of towing helicopters by fixed wing aircraft to the "Did You Know" page.

 

Added Ralph Graves DFC's to the "Awards-SS, DFC, BS, PH" page. 

 

Added Ralph Graves comments to page 9 of the History "BITS & PEICES" page. 

 

Added Luis Caraballo (September 29, 1981), Terry O. Chancey (September 29, 1981), J. P. Grant, Jr. (September 29, 1981), Robert E. Hoon (October 28, 1981),  Randy K. Jensen (November 26, 1981), Stephen K. Hodges (February 29, 1979), Johnny R. Johnson (February 29, 1979), John R. Anderson (October 10, 1991), Kurt H. Ellington (October 10, 1991), Wayne W. Eggert (January 03, 1957), Newell H. Lynch (January 03, 1957), Frank A. Alden (September 08, 1951) and Joe K. Allen (September 08, 1951), to the "Final Flight A-L" page.

 

Added Richard J. Wendin (September 29, 1981), Dennis Ray Young (February 29, 1979) and Charles M. Scott (January 03, 1957), to the "Final Flight M-Z" page.

 

Added New date entries to the "Helicopter Time-Line" page.

 

Added New date entries to the "Helicopter Accidents" page.

 


01 SEPTEMBER 2014


Added New member; Al Niedrich and Theodore "Ted" A. Zerbe.

 

Added Robert "Bob" W. Gates  (August 09, 2014), to the "Final Flight A-L" page.

 

Added Glen P. York (May 03, 2014) and Roland "Hap" H. Lutz, Jr. (July 25, 2014), to the "Final Flight M-Z" page.

 

Added New date entries to the "Helicopter Time-Line" page.

 


01 AUGUST 2014


Added New members;Harold J. Kruger, Jim Mecke, Ronald Greer, Terry Murray and Robert E. Robison.

 

Added Robert A. Walt to the "Final Flight M-Z" page.

 

Added Robert A. Walt's photos to the "Photos from Guest" page.

 

Added New date entries to the "Helicopter Time-Line" page.



01 JULY 2014


Added New members; Marc Milligan, Ralph Graves and Louis Lassiter.


Added Information about MH-53 crash near Durango, CO. 10 January 2002, MH-53M accident aboard the USNS Kanawha, 24 January 2002, MH-53M crash in Kuwait 13 February 2003, MH-53M FOL Hurlburt Field, 22 May 2003 and MH-53M accident at Hurlburt Field, FL. 07 September 2007 to the "Helicopter Accidents" page.

 

Added New date entries to the "Helicopter Time-Line" page.

 

Added Elmer M. Crouch (October 26, 2010) to the "Final Flight A-L" page.

 

Added Stanley H. Scharping to the "Final Flight M-Z" page.

 


01 JUNE 2014


Added New members; William N. Ezell, Charlie Mauzé, John T. Lavana, Sr., Richard G. Gasparian and Holger Kaschte.

 

Added HH-3E accident, Kadena (March 14, 1989) , HH-3E accident, Korea (October 22, 1973) , HH-60G accident (September 03, 1998) , HH-60G accident (October 06, 1994) , and UH-60A accident (August 14, 1987) , to the "Helicopter Accidents" page.


Added Harold W. Harvey (May 07, 1999), Duane D. Hackney (September 03, 1993), and Steven E. Courtney (September 01, 1988) to the "Final Flight A-L" page.

 

Added John W. Brown (August 06, 2011) and Daniel L. Zerbee (August 06, 2011) to the "Armed Conflicts" page.

 

Added Joe Irron Pruett (December 29, 2009), Steven E. Courtney (September 01, 1988), Alfred C. Montrem (Septermber 06, 1994), Jeffery Stevens (August 14, 1987), Louis R. Taylor (December 06, 1972) and Melvin O. Welborn (November 07, 1967), Richard L. Whitesides (March 26, 1964-MIA, March 27, 1965 declaired-KIA) to the "Final Flight M-Z" page.

 


01 MAY 2014


Added New members; Russell Reffitt, Paul Nottingham and Robert G. Jones.

 

Added New date entries to the "Helicopter Time-Line" page.

 

Added Information about CH-3E "Pony 12" crash near Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 1989, CH-3E "Jolly Green 18" crash at Patrick AFB, FL., 1984 and HH-53C crash at Kirtland AFB, NM to the "Helicopter Accidents" page.

 

Added David L. Adams (April 01, 1984), Patrick J. Behnke (July 27, 1982), Edward M. Blaess (June 15, 2012),Richard Victor Butchka (July 15, 2007), Leonard F. Ciemniecki (September 02, 1969), Duane T. Daily (November 16, 2012), Hardy L. Delay III (July 28, 1982), Jimmy Lee "D" Dodgne (August 10, 2013), Norbert Dale Dunham (March 28, 2014), Lance A. Eagan (September 15, 1993), Darwin G. Edwards (November 22, 2003), Aylywn M. Fortner (July 28, 1982), Rodney S. Griffith (August 21, 2003), James D. "Bud" Green (April 20, 2014), Charles R. Hall (February 28, 2009), Patrick Hardy Frederick C. Hartstein (June 19, 2004), Emmett E. Hatch (January 08, 2007), Richard A. Heitz (March 30, 2013), David C. Henry (December 13, 2013), Rufus "Rusty" E. Hinton (November 23, 2008), Robert J. Kavanagh (May 11, 2008), Thomas E. Kenny (October 08, 1989), William E. Knapp (April 20, 2003), John N. Komich (January 21, 2013) and Gerald "Jerry" J. Lange (July 26, 2013) to the "Final Flight A-L" page.

 

Added Eldon E. Magee (January 09, 1999), Leonard B. Merchant (Februrary 25, 2001), Max H. Mullen (January 15, 2013), Kenneth J. Musnicki (March 26, 2014), Harlan C. Nupen (May 01, 1988), James "Jim" E. O'Gorman (August 04, 2010), Donald L. Rosten (January 09, 2000), Stuart L. Saikkonen (June 11, 1995), Jackson K. Scott, Jr. (March 17, 2001), Barry R. Walls (July 27, 1982) and George A. Washington, Jr. (August 16, 2014) to the "Final Flight M-Z" page.

 


01 APRIL 2014


Added New members; John Haaf & Ron Bruce.

 

Added John A. Chapman to the "Awards-Air Force Cross" page.

 

Added Maj. Gen. Steven M. Shepro to the "General Officers" page.

 

Added New date entries to the "Helicopter Time-Line" page.

 

Added News update regarding the museum transfer of HH-34J #148963 to the "HH-34J AFRES" page.

 

Added Preston E Bradley (May 15, 2008), James H. Brahney (September 11, 2009), James F. Bauer (April 27, 2006), Ronald G. Bridges, (March 17, 1976), Roger H. Christiansen (February 22, 2014), Theodore S. Cochran (July 05, 2002), Dennis C. Coombs (April 11, 1992), Harry S. Copperthite, Jr. (January 01, 1982) and Bert E. Cowden (December 13, 1971) to the "Final Flight A-L" page.

 

Added John G. Piroutek (March 17, 1976), Robert L. Roy (February 24, 2014), Richard D. Seaman (March 17, 1976) and Dennis L. Shackleford (February 06, 2014), to the "Final Flight M-Z" page.



01 MARCH 2014


Added New member; Bobby Brown.

 

Added New date entries to the "Helicopter Time-Line" page.

 

Added Tamara Archuleta (March 23, 2003) and Jason Hicks (March 23, 2003) to the "Final Flight A-L" page.

 

Added Mike Maltz (March 23, 2003), Jason Plite (March 23, 2003), John Stein (March 23, 2003), and John Teal (March 23, 2003), to the "Final Flight M-Z" page.

 

Updated entries on the "Reunion/Events" page.

 


01 FEBRUARY 2014


Added New members; Wladimir Bilyk, Tom Colyott, Grant Kerber, Mike Sharp and Harold Kinney.

 

Added New date entries to the "Helicopter Time-Line" page.

 

Added Brig. Gen. nominee Col. Kirk W. Smith to the "General Officers" page.

 

Added Herbert G. Gates (November 24, 2013)  and Donald J. Glassford (April 26, 2006)  to the "Final Flight A-L" page.

 

Added Dale E. Matthews (January 07, 2014), Afton M. Ponce (January 07, 2014), Sean M. Ruane (January 07, 2014) and Christopher S. Stover (January 07, 2014) to the "Final Flight M-Z" page.

 


01 JANUARY 2014


Added New members; Arthur E. Smith Jr., Bob Heiges, & Lowell Maybrier.

 

Added Robert L. Berry (July 23, 1966), to the "Final Flight A-L" page.


Added UH-1N #69-6660 accident (February 25, 2013) , to the "Helicopter Accidents" page.   

 


    


         




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