HH-53C Hickam AFB, HI 1985


	UH-1F Eglin AFB 1966 UH-1F DMAFB, AZ 1967 UH-1F Malmstrom AFB 1967 UH-1F Eglin AFB 1969 UH-1F Edwards AFB 1971 UH-1F Ellisworth AFB 1971 UH-1N FT. Bragg 1973 HH-1H Hill AFB 1974 UH-1F F.E. Warren 1975 UH-1F Ellsworth AFB 1982 UH-1F Whiteman AFB 1982 UH-1N Bahamas 1984 UH-1 Ellsworth AFB 1986 UH-1N Edwards-Jan-1991 UH-1N Edwards-Oct-1991 UH-1N Kirtland AFB 1996 UH-1N 1998 UH-1N F.E. Warren AFB 1999 UH-1N Kirtland AFB 2002 TH-lH Ft. Rucker 2009 UH-1N Malmstrom AFB 2010 UH-1N Kirtland AFB 2011 UH-1N Minot AFB 2013 CH-3C Malmstrom AFB 1965 CH-3C Sheppard AFB Mar. 1967 CH-3 Sheppard AFB Nov. 1967 CH-3E Midair in Laos 1970 HH-3E Korea 1973 HH-3E Elmendorf AFB 1974 HH-3E Iceland 1979 CH-3E Patrick AFB, 1984 HH-3E Osan 1984 HH-3E 29-Palms 1988 HH-3E Kadena 1989 CH-3E DMAFB 1989 H-5G Ladd AFB 1951 H-5H Maxwell AFB 1953 H-5 New York 1958 H-13G Niagara Falls 1955 H-13 Bryan AFB, TX 1957 H-19A San Marcos 1952 H-19A O'Neill, NB. 1953 H-19B Alexandria, LA. 1954 H-19B Austria 1954 H-19B France 1954 H-19B Korea 1954 H-19B March AFB 1954 H-19B Rhine Main AB 1955 H-19B Eglin AFB 1955 H-19 Skaneateles Lake, NY 1956 H-19 Ashiya Japan 1957 H-19 Edwards AFB 1957 H-19 Niagra Falls 1959 H-19 Sheppard H-19B Loring AFB 1960 H-19 Beal AFB 1963 H-19 Larson AFB 1963 H-19 Saigon, RVN 1964 YH-21 Thule AB 1953 H-21 Goose Bay 1954 H-21A San Marcos TX 1955 H-21B Tennesse 1955 H-21 San Diego, CA 1956 H-21 Alaska 1957 H-21 Goose Bay 1958. SH-21 Greenland 1958 H-21 Elmendorf AFB 1958 H-21 Dugway Proving Grnd. 1958 H-21 Goose Bay 1959 H-21 Greenland 1959 CH-21B Otis AFB 1959 H-21 Indian Springs AAF 1961 H-21 Luke AFB 1961 H-23B Moody AFB 1953 H-43A James Connally AFB 1959 H-43B Loring AFB 1961 H-43B Westover AFB 1961 HH-43B MacDill AFB, FL 1964 HH-43B Stead AFB 1965 HH-43B Clark AB, PI 1966 H-43 Sheppard AFC, TX 1966 HH-43B Phan Rang 1968 HH-43B MacDill AFB 1969 HH-43B Hill AFB 1973 HH-53C Eglin AFB 1969 CH-53C Germany 1975 CH-53C Germany 1976 HH-53C Woodbridge 1977 HH-53C Kadena AB 1979 HH-53B Kirtland AFB 1981 HH-53C Kirtland AFB 1982 MH-53 Philippines 1984 CH-53C Pope AFB 1984 HH-53C Hickam AFB, HI 1985 HH-53C Hill AFB 1986 HH-53H Nellis AFB 1986 MH-53J Korea 1995 HH-53B Vance AFB 1996 HH-53B Cherry Point 1998 MH-53J Ft. Bragg 1999 MH-53M RAF Mildenhall 2000 MH-53 Durango CO 2002 MH-53M USNS Kanawha 2002 MH-53M Afghanistan 2003 MH-53M FOL Hurlburt Fld 2003 MH-53M Kuwait 2003 MH-53M Hurlburt Fld. 2007 UH-60A Pope AFB 1987 HH-60G New York 1991 MH-60G Antigua 1991 HH-60G Great Salt Lake 1992 HH-60G Davis-Monthan AFB 1994 HH-60G Korea 1994 HH-60G Indian Springs 1998 HH-60G Al Jabar AB 1999 HH-60G Avon Park 2001 HH-60G Mt. Hood 2002 HH-60G Afghanistan 2002 HH-60G Afghanistan 2003 HH-60G Afghanistan 2004 HH-60G Angel Fire, NM 2005 HH-60G Kandahar 2007 HH-60G Afghanistan 2009 HH-60G Okinawa 2013 HH-60G Lakenheath 2014 HH-60G Lakenheath 2014 1 HH-60G Lakenheath 2014 2 Ellsworth AFB 1955 Hawaii crash 1963 Patuxent River NAS 1960 Randolph AFB 1957 Spokane River, WA 1959 Tyndall AFB 1961 Wright-Patterson 1956 Spokane River 1972

HH-53C 68-10355

Hickam AFB, HI

15 January 1985

Tragic Loss 15 January 1985

On 15 January 1985 an HH-53C helicopter, tail number 68-10355, call sign "Arris 01", from the 6594th Test Group crashed while attempting a shipboard rescue mission 540 miles north of Honolulu. The helicopter crashed onto the ship's deck and starting a deck fire. All seven crew members were killed: Pilots Capt. David D. Mason, Capt. Steve Pindzola, 2Lt. Russell Ohl, Flight Engineers SSgt Kyle D. Marshall, SSgt Daniel R. Reihman, Pararescuemen SSgt John R. Gilbert, Sgt Robert A. Jermyn.

All seven made the ultimate sacrifice in keeping with the motto of air rescue, "That Others May Live." The helicopter crashed when it suffered a main rotor blade structural failure and the tail broke off while the helicopter hovered above the commercial ship, "Asian Beauty."

Captain Mason had been married only a few days and returned early from his honeymoon to volunteer for the flight. A memorial plaque in honor of the seven crew members is located in the yard of the chapel at Hickam Field. For more information, see the publication of the Hickam Field annual reports.

From the "New Mexican", Santa Fe New Mexico 1985-01-17

CREW WAS TRYING TO RESCUE SAILOR.

Honolulu (AP) -- The Air Force said Wednesday it would set up a panel to investigate the fiery crash of a helicopter that killed six men and left a seventh missing and presumed dead during an attempt to evacuate a sick sailor from a cargo ship.

The HH-53 helicopter crashed into the deck of the 620-foot Panamanian-registered Asian Beauty on Tuesday about 540 nautical miles northeast of Honolulu.

Two bodies were returned to Honolulu by a second helicopter that had accompanied the one that crashed. The four others were to be transferred to the Coast Guard cutter Munro, but the plan was called off because of the condition of the bodies, said Coast Guard spokesman Brice Kenney.

The crash set off a fire aboard the ship that burned out of control for an hour, said Coast Guard spokesman Bob Jones. The wreckage of the helicopter remained strewn across the decks of the Asian Beauty on Wednesday.

"We still don't have any idea (of the crash's cause), the details are sketchy," Air Force spokesman Sgt. Paul Chute said Wednesday. "A board of officers will convene to investigate the accident."

An Air Force new release said ocean swells at the time of the mishap were 20 feet with 15 knot winds.

The ill sailor, identified as a 27-year-old British man diagnosed as suffering from internal bleeding, was reported in stable condition Wednesday, and was to remain aboard the Asian Beauty until it reached Hawaii, Chute said.

The men aboard the helicopter that crashed were identified as Air Force:

Staff Sgt. JOHN ROBERT GILBERT, 38, of Advance, N.C., a para-rescueman.

Staff Sgt. KYLE DWANE MARSHALL, 34, of Waxahachie, Texas, a flight engineer.

Staff Sgt. DANIEL R. REIHMAN, 29, of Riegelsville, Pa., a flight engineer.

ROBERT A. JERMYN, 24, of York, Pa., a para-rescueman.

Capt. DAVID D. MASON, 30, of Springfield, Mo., aircraft commander.

2nd Lt. RUSSELL H. OHL, 28, of Vista, Calif., co-pilot.

Capt. STEPHEN PINDZOLA, 37, of Dover, Del., the pilot.

The Air Force said it was unclear which one was the missing man.