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Members of the A-10 recovery team exit the CH-47 helicopter after returning from searching the Gold Dust Peak area where the A-10 crashed. The helicopter is assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard

SRA Jamie Periz (left), MSGT Rick Weaver (center), SSGT Michael Rago (far right), and other members of the A-10 recovery team walk back to their base of operations after a day of searching for remnants of the A-10 that crashed on Gold Dust Peak

Air Force BGEN Donald A. Streater, A-10 recovery operations commander, takes his first look from a UH-1N helicopter at the A-10 crash site near the summit of Gold Dust Peak

Army SGT Bosmans, a CH-47 flight engineer assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, watches as A-10 recovery team members aboard the helicopter to begin another day of searching for remnants of the aircraft that crashed near Gold Dust Peak

A-10 recovery team members approach the rear of the CH-47 for their ride home after searching all day for remnants of the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak and the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs. The helicopter is assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard

A Colorado Army National Guard High Altitude Training Squadron UH-1N helicopter is on final approach to the "ouch" pad, the drop off point where members of the A-10 recovery begin their search and recovery efforts

An Army UH-1N helicopter from the Colorado Army National Guard's High Altitude Training Squadron at Eagle County Airport lifts off to conduct a reconnaissance flight with Air Force BGEN Donald A. Streater, A-10 recovery operations commander. The flight will provide the first look at the aircraft crash site at Gold Dust Peak

An Army UH-1N helicopter assigned to the High Altitude Training School (HATS) makes a perfect landing at the "ouch" pad near the lower debris field near Gold Dust Peak to bring in additional personnel to search the A-10 crash site

Members of the A-10 recovery team exit the CH-47 helicopter after returning from searching the Gold Dust Peak area where the A-10 crashed. The helicopter is assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard

A-10 recovery team members walk back to their base of operations at Eagle Airport after returning from a day of searching the Gold Dust Peak area where the A-10 crashed. In the background is the Army's High Altitude Training Site and a UH-1N helicopter

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Base: Eagle

State: Colorado (CO)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards

Release Status: Released to Public

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22/08/1997
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Members of the A-10 recovery team take a short break during their search for the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs that were carried by the A-10 that crashed on Gold Dust Peak

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