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| Date: | Wednesday 1 September 1993 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky HH-3E Sea King (S-61R) |
| Owner/operator: | 33rd RQS, 18th OG, USAF |
| Registration: | 69-5809 |
| MSN: | 61-653 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kadena AFB, Okinawa -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The HH-3E was destroyed when the taxing helicopters blades hit a concrete light pole while travelling on the taxi way at Kadena AFB. All three crewmen (pilot Capt. Bruce Oyslon, co-pilot 1Lt Anthony P. Angello and flight engineer TSgt Murk E. Cooper) were injured with the pilot being hospitalized. An F-15 crew chief, TSgt Robert Dale Wade, standing by the left intake of his nearby aircraft, was killed when he was hit by a large chunk of the concrete light pole and another F-15 crew chief was injured by the flying fragments generated by the disintegration helicopter.
Sources:
https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1969.html
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/16852/
https://usafrotorheads.com/helo-timeline/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2025 19:50 | Tetrapack | Added |
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