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Show Friday, November Mi HILL TOP TIMES Page 5 n u . u By 1st Lt. Kit Workman Det. 4, 40th ARBS Nov. 6 was a normal Saturday at Detachment 4, 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron. Detachment personnel were working hard trying to get aircraft operational, when the unit duty officer was uvuucu ui ou any lane crasn near me Palisades Reservoir in southeast Idaho, 20 miles southwest of Jackson, Wyo. ' Hie light Cessna crashed about 5 p.m. Nov. 5 on a flight from Pocatello, Idaho, to Alpine, Wyb. Cause of the crash is unknown, but the plane was found fairly intact, just after daylight Nov. & in mountainous, wooded terrain. One of the victims, Albert Ellis, 45, oi rocaceuo, aiea on impact. J onn Baker, 41, and Gordon Ellis, 40, his brothers, also from Pocatello, were suffering from broken bones, cuts, bruises and minor burns. They had spent the night huddled in the Major Huey began flight planning, while pararescue specialist wreckage, trying to keep a small fire going which had been started by the crash. The call for help was received while a drew was taxiing one of the detach- helicopters for a functional check flight. Lt. Howard Short and Maj. Terry Huey were told to prepare for the N mission. Maintenance supervisor TSgt. Joe Watson and his n maintenance crew scrambled to prepare SAVE-2for an immediate launch. Aircraft commander Lieutenant Short and flight engineer SSgt. Michael VanMeter hustled getting the helicopter ready for launch. . Sgt. Ryan gathered medical Beckmann equipment. was on SAVE-2- 0 its way to Idaho in less than 45 minutes after the scramble order was given. - One hour and 15 minutes later, it arrived on the scene. Ground rescuers at ' : ment's UH-1- 19, 1982 the crash sight were unable to move the victims from the site. Lieutenant Short guided SAVE-2- 0 into a hover 100 feet over the crash. The site was surrounded by trees The 80-fo- ot pararescue man was lowered to the ground to help the victims. The rotor wash created by the helicopter rekindled the lire at the crash site and because of that and limited fuel, the crew decided to land in a clearing about 200 yards away and hike in to help ground parties carry the victims to the craft. One hour later, the victims were loaded in the helicopter. Sergeant Beckmann started IVs on both injured men and wrapped aircrew survival sleeping bags around them to prevent hypothermia. transported the victims to Pocatello Regional Medical Center and returned to Hill AFB about 45 minutes,, after sunset, logging two SAVE-2- 0 saves. Commenting on the mission, Lieutenant Short said, "The mission could not have been successful without the total coordination, cooperation and professionalism of all involved."- Maintenance personnel involved in the mission were Sgt. Gerald Sgt. Larry McGffl, A1C Scott Duke, A1C Dennis Brewer, A1C Ken Maclnnes and A1C Terry Gray. Coul-strin- g, Save in North Atlantic Ocean Satellite tracking system saves first lives -- The Air Force used a new satellite-trackin- g system called SARSAT to find three men stranded in the North Atlantic who were rescued by the Coast Guard. SARSAT Search and Rescue Satellite-AideTracking - is an international search and rescue effort of the United States, CanadaNorway, France and the Soviet Union. It uses a satellite to track emergency transmitter signals from distressed aircraft ' and ships, v SARSAT is still undergoing technical checkout and evaluation, and is providing data to rescue coordination d --- centers on a limited basis, Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service officials, Scott AFB, 111., said. The tracking system now uses a Russian-buil- t satellite called COSPAS but will soon use several U.S.-bui- lt satellites as well as COSPAS, according to ARRS officials. Rescue officials said this is the first time American lives have been saved s by using the new system. The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center at Scott used the tracking system to find two Americans and one Briton whose sailboat had overturned leaving them in winds and waves off the New England 25-fo- ot coast. 45-kn- ot After receiving distress signal aircraft, reports from the Governor's Island, N.Y., Coast Guard station called the SARSAT high-altitu- U.S.-Canadi- de Mission Control an Centers. The U.S. Mission Control Center at Scott's Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service confirmed the emergency signal and gave its origin to the Coast Guard, who soon picked (AFNS) up the three survivors. six-ma- 0 N a The mission of Air Force Logistics Command is to provide combat readiness to the U.S. Air Force. 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