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As a crane lifts the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter, an M246 all-terrain truck equipped with a boom and winch controls the rate of roll via the cables seen leading off to the right, while personnel pull on the orange nylon strap attached to the sponson on the bottom to swing the aircraft upright. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida
Front view of the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter as the rotor head comes out of the ground. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida
The remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter are lifted and readied for positioning to load onto a "lowboy" transport trailer. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida
The remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter is placed on the deck of a "lowboy" transport trailer. The bed of the trailer is covered with mattresses and shipping pads to prevent further damage to the helicopter. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida
A crowd gathers to inspect an HH-53H Pave Low helicopter recently assigned to the 20th Special Operation Squadron. Originally a CH-53 model, the helicopter was brought up to the HH-53H configuration by the Naval Air Rework Facility, Pensacola, Florida, as a replacement for a 20th Special Operations Squadron HH-53H that was lost in an accident
A "lowboy" transport trailer with the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter on it's deck wends it's way along a United States Forest Service fire break headed for a hard surface road. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida
An HH-53H Pave Low helicopter lands at the base after a flight from the Naval Air Rework Facility, Pensacola, Fla. Originally a CH-53 model, the helicopter was brought up to the HH-53H configuration as a replacement for a 20th Special Operations Squadron HH-53H that was lost in an accident
LT. COL. Louis Grant, 20th Special Operations Squadron commander, steps down from an HH-53H Pave Low helicopter parked on the flightline. Originally a CH-53 model, the helicopter was brought up to the HH-53H configuration by the Naval Air Rework Facility, Pensacola, Fla., as a replacement for a 20th Special Operations Squadron HH-53H that was lost in an accident
A UH-60 Medivac helicopter from Fort Carson, Colo. comes in for a landing at the site of a simulated C-130 aircraft crash. Emergency personnel from the Fire Department, Search & Recovery, Bioenvironmental, Mobil Command and Control and the Medical group all responded to this part of the 21st Space Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection that was conducted at Cheyenne Mountain Air Station and Peterson AFB, Colo., 13 to 17 February 1996. The Inspector General's Team tested their ability to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft and automobile accidents, hostage situations, bomb threats, armed robbery, terrorism, and communication disruptions
The lower right nose section of the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida. The data panel on the lower right nose section of the helicopter shows why Air Force Special Operations Command wants to retain this particular airframe, in a 30 year career, it has seen more combat zones than other aircraft
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
State: North Carolina (NC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
- Major General David Macghee, Director of Air and Space ...
- Representative Earl Hutto, Democrat-Florida, addresses guests at ...
- The lower right nose section of the remains of a crashed MH-53J ...
- Flightline operations continue around the clock at Operation Shining ...
- Front view of the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE ...
- The remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter is placed ...
- A "lowboy" transport trailer with the remains of a crashed MH-53J ...
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