Salt Lake Telegram | 1945-06-06 | Page 8 | Helicopters Aid Tokyo Bombers; Rescue Stranded Fliers in Arctic

HELICOPTER IN PACIFIC SHUTTLES B 29 29 PARTS 1 c 4 r 3 4 A us Army Air Mr Photo hoto Army 4 R performs shore to chip to shore service service from froni fronA AAP F floating repair base Hel Helicopters t pter Aid Tokyo Toky Bombers R Rescue Stranded fr FI Fliers r in Arctic I Speed peed R Repair pai of f B- B B s' s in Pacific WRIGHT FIELD OHio OHio- OHi OHiO Army my R- R R 4 helicopters helicopters' opte s' s sare arc are i in action in the Pa Pacific according to Ai Air Te Technical Service erv ce Command er They shuttle mechanics mechanics mechanics me me- and md vital spare p parts z from floating air maintenance depots to to Army B 29 BOeng P for emergency repairs repairs The Thc operate from tiny flight I decks built over the forward forward- decks of the sea-going sea repair sh shops ps which are are Liberty ships fully equipped equipped fo for repair and nd maintenance maintenance main main- e of figh fighting mg aircraft Thus when a Super from a Bomber Comm Command base on G Guam l m mor or or Tinian is downed and its its' own wn ground crews are arc unable to it repair it experts fr from m I one of the floating repair shops shops' are flown flow in and small assemblies and tools tool's arc transported transported trans trans- ported by th the helicopters rs The Thc fIo floating g Aircraft Repair Units provide r ready to y tO facilities during the critical two to six month period required d to set up maintenance depots ashore in won newly ar areas s. s Crash Victims S Saved in Labrador GOOSE GOOSE- B BAY MY v L A LABRADOR BJ A A Coast Guard Guad helicoPter re rescued cued II 1 1 Cana Cana- dian fliers downed Jar 13 days days in in the impenetrable impenetrable wilds wilds' of Labrad Labrador r. r The esc were crew members of f. f a Royal al Cana Canadian i transport which crashed on the edge of a snow-covered snow lake Jake about miles from Item here herC The one of f several Coast Guard heli helicopters stationed I. I yd B Bennett n Field N New w York was vas disassembled by a Coast G Guard ard c crew ew loaded into info an Army Air Transport Command D Douglas uglas fl flown to Goose B Bay and reassembled Piloted by Coast Guard Lieutenant tenant August KI ich the he Y fitted with vi h hp p pontoons flew flew to to the crash scene and settled down o m melting ting snow t feet d deep ep The marooned men were then evacuated in 11 Jl shuttle flights by the helicopter Earlier rescue attempts' attempts by oj two ski ski- were unsuccessful because of f the impossible terrain and restricted estrict d land ing mg and take off at area a