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Of course there were no aliens aboard; they're the ones who shot the T-38 down... ;-) >From: William Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [COUPERS] Warbird Pilot injured >Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 10:38:02 -0400 > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > >When I was in the Air Force, I was able to attend one of those NTSB >investigations when a T-38 went down. The pilot had ejected, so he was OK >and the crash happened in some remote mountains near Roswell New Mexico. >No, there were no aliens on board!!! My job was to operate a >communications >van that kept the military investigators and NTSB investigators in touch >with the powers that be at Holloman Air Force Base. This was back in the >old days when cell phones weren't an option! The local FAA guys arrived >first. One of the things they did immediately upon arrival at the site was >to take a ton of pictures. This was to ensure they got everything recorded >before anything else was touched. When the NTSB guys got there they >started >sifting through everything and recorded their findings as they went. It >would appear to me that either the police or local FAA guys could or would >take pictures before anything was moved in the L-19 case. The fact that >they have a pilot who survived also helps a lot in the situation. The >investigators task is to verify the pilot's story instead of trying to >construct the whys from scratch. The field investigation was actually very >quick and the majority of the investigation happened after the aircraft was >loaded on to a flatbed truck and moved to a hanger on base. So, nothing in >the L-19 case surprises me at all. If anything, getting the wreckage out >of >the way of curious bystanders is more important than anything else. You >would be surprised at what some people consider souvenirs! > >Will >N99036 > > -----Original Message----- >From: fishin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 11:23 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Fw: [COUPERS] Warbird Pilot injured > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > > >-----Original Message----- >From: fishin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Monday, June 18, 2001 8:26 PM >Subject: Re: [COUPERS] Warbird Pilot injured > > > >As it turned out I was in the neighborhood visiting my son shortly after >the > >incident occured and the two of us went to the crash site just 3 blocks > >away. The aircraft appeared to be an L19 Birddog (or similar). The pilot >was > >able to remove himself from the wreckage almost immediatly. Fortunately >it > >happened across the street from a hospital and help came rather quickly. > >Traffic on Hwy 50 about 1 mile east of Hwy 94 was blocked by police. > >I was most surprised when police were directing the removal and loading >of > >the plane on a flatbead truck for moving approx 2 miles north to ENW and > >placing it in a hanger. > >I was always under the impression that these things could not be moved >until > >after the NTSB made their investigation. Guess it was more important that > >the police get their road reopened. > >The plane appeared to have impacted the ground nose first as the wood >prop > >was broke at both ends at the hub, pushed back, and was covered with >dirt. > >wings were collapsed as well as entire nose but the pilots compartment > >remained relatively intact. > >This is just a rough discription of what I observed. I did drive the >short > >distance to ENW and observed the plane being backed into the hanger on >the > >back of the flatbed truck. > >JoeC > >N99621 > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Mike Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Monday, June 18, 2001 10:40 AM > >Subject: [COUPERS] Warbird Pilot injured > > > > > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > >advice in this forum.]---- > > > >Bob Jonczyk, EAA Warbird & Wisconsin Squadron 6 member > >was injured in a crash on Sunday, June 17th near Kenosha WI. > >Bob was helping in a search for a runaway boy when the crash > >occurred. His condition is listed as critical, but stable. Details of > >the crash are not available at this time. > > > >Your prayers would be welcomed. > > > >As it turned out, the young boy had been at the home of his birth > >mother, in Milwaukee, since Saturday. > > > >Mike Dean > >Financial/Recruiting Officer > >Wisconsin Squadron 6 > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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