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http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/ ... dfire?lite

Supposedly the crew of three survived, and were evacuated by a helicopter also involved in fighting the wildfires.

Odd, I heard a radio report that indicated a crew of six with one fatality. Pretty big difference there.

bhmbaglock wrote:Odd, I heard a radio report that indicated a crew of six with one fatality. Pretty big difference there.

Where is the bird from.

All of the MAFFS Birds are Air Guard. I know they've got at least one based at CLT. Ex-old-lady used to fly the thing.

So . . . any news on it's home base?

It belonged to the 145th Airlift Wing of the North Carolina Air National Guard. The deceased is Lt. Col. Paul Mikeal.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/0 ... es-in.html

But a Mooresville man, Lt. Col. Paul Mikeal, was killed in the crash, family members told the Observer. A Shelby man, Josh Marlowe, was seriously injured in the crash and in a South Dakota hospital, his mother-in-law said. And local media reported Master Sgt. Robert Cannon was killed.
A person at Cannon’s home declined to speak with the Observer on Monday. Three others were on board the plane. Their conditions were not immediately known.


RIP Airmen . . .

RIP Fellas