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Posted on 09/02/2005 3:03:06 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Oh no. Any word on the crew yet?
Navy rescue helicopter super pum? crashed in NO. Everyone out ok per the pilot per Joe Scarborough.
Now on PMSNBC
Pilot and co-pilot ok. Walked away from crash
Where are you guys getting this info?
Do you have a streaming feed that works?
Its East of the city..small amount of smoke
Not much activity near downed copter. Reporter said someone was motioning for other choppers to stay back, but I wasn't watching when they said that.
Some smoke from main cargo area of chopper. The body of the chopper is pretty intact, but laying on its side.
WWLTV Streaming Video:
http://www.wwltv.com/perl/common/video/yahooPlayer.pl
Thank you! Keep the stories coming.
Whew! Don't y'all feel like we're fighting three wars? The one here is more nerve wracking than the ones "over there" due to the blow-by-blow press info.
You sure the is Coast Guard?
The Navy calls them Super Stallions, I don't know what the Coast Guard variant is called. Looks like he was autorotating after some sort of failure, bent the tail on contact with the ground and the thing rolled over.
It's a unique machine - heavy-lift copter that can land and float on water, makes it real useful for water rescue.
are these pilots the evil racist that aren't doing enough to help, you know, the ones Jesse Jackson has been harping about?
sorry, but when i see these guys in a downed chopper risking their lives while hearing race baiters my blood boils...
Yes it is Coast Guard
That's what they are reporting - Coast Guard chopper. It is red in color.
Thanks!
Just tuned into MSNBC on the screen and saw the wreckage.
That was a VERY HARD LANDING!
From an earlier post it appears that the crew walked away.
As many operations as they have performed near non stop since this mess started I am amazed there havnt been more incidents like this.
I wonder if the crews are getting much rest.
I thought I was done prayin' today until I read your post.
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