On June 25, 2009, while driving along a San Antonio interstate, lead singer David Taylor lost control of his vehicle due to a tire malfunction, and crashed.He was airlifted to an area hospital where he died of his injuries five days later.…
In 1967, Operation EAGLE THRUST moved the rest of the division to Vietnam aboard chartered airliners as part of the American buildup.At that time it was the largest single airlift in US military history.Unfortunately the orders for it found the remainder of the division on Fort Campbell not ready to enter the fight.…
At the team three-day event at the Olympics, he received a broken shoulder, a dislocated collarbone, and concussion after being thrown from his horse.He completed the cross-country section, and was then airlifted to hospital.The eventing team needed three rider-horse combinations to finish the competition, but only had two remaining (excluding Roycroft) because one of their horses was unable to ride.…
The new $4 million state-of-the-art Western Air terminal will be housing Western Air's terminal, corporate office and maintenance facility.Western said that their fleet will increase more rapidly due to the rising demand in airlift.…
The first two to die were Patrick Nshamdze, O.H., a native of Cameroon and the director of the hospital, and George Combey, O.H. A third member, Miguel Parajes, O.H., a priest from Spain, contracted the disease while caring for Nshamdze, who had not tested positive for the disease initially.He was airlifted at his request by the Spanish government for treatment in his native country.…
The air defense mission was changed to a military airlift mission.In 1962, the 111th transitioned from flying air defense missions to flying a large, heavy transport -- the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, a double-decked, four-engine airplane.…
Because of his British racing background, and unlike most other competitors in the German series, Kieth was racing a right hand drive (RHD) touring car, and so he suffered serious injuries when the door on that side of the car was struck.He was airlifted to a Berlin hospital, but died later the following night.…
It was given the mission of controlling the flying components of the parent 23d Wing.These included both fighters providing close air support and theater airlift aircraft.…
In February 1964, the 15th delivered a telespectrograph to Ascension Island in support of the space Project Fire.It was the first time such an instrument was airlifted as a complete unit.The squadron airlifted supplies and emergency equipment to Alaska after an earthquake struck that state in March 1964 and flew many re-supply missions from Thule Air Base, Greenland to the northernmost weather outposts at Nord, Greenland and Alert, Alaska.…
Morris said he was airlifted out before the special forces group entered the compound.He could not have witnessed anything inside, including the death of Sgt Speer.…
She suffered horrific injuries, dislocating two vertebrae and fracturing three, as well as fracturing her right femur and right wrist, and suffering brain, lung and kidney damage.She was airlifted to hospital, where she was informed that there was little chance that she would ever walk again.…
He was airlifted to hospital, but died of his injuries on the way.MacIntyre was married and had twin daughters, who were eight years old at the time of his death.…
Half of the midshipmen started training with aviation and the other half started with amphibious warfare training.After three weeks a group of military transport aircraft airlifted the midshipmen to the other training location.Transport had been by train through 1952, and 1953 was the first summer midshipman were airlifted between the training locations.…
He suffered critical internal injuries but was not discovered for 4 hours.He was airlifted to hospital and died on the operating table.One of the show's directors, Terry Higgins, was diagnosed HIV positive in 1993 and died of AIDS in 1994.…
The India-China airlift continued beyond the end of the war.
On 3 June 2008, Apache Energy's primary gas pipeline ruptured, causing an explosion.The plant was shut down, and all personnel on the island were airlifted out.The shutdown reduced Western Australia's gas supply by around a third, triggering an energy crisis.…
Later, the remnants of Cyclone Gloria halted relief work due to heavy rainfall.Soon after the storm struck, CARE operated airlifts of food to flooded areas.…
Three of the wing's groups focused on specific airlift aircraft.The 516th Aeronautical Systems Group directed the modernization, development, test, production, deployment and sustainment of C-17 aircraft, F117 engine, support, and training systems.…
For US personnel stationed in other Turkish locations and surrounding countries, the 39th ABW acts as a hub of support.Key areas include supply, base infrastructure maintenance, security, medical services, airlift, and other services.The 39th ABW has been providing support to Operation Enduring Freedom as C-17s supported by the unit provide airlifting of supplies and troops to Afghanistan.…
Late in the year and at the height of his depression, Bowyer traveled to the Greek islands on his own, where he almost lost his life after his left arm was badly cut by glass; the exact nature of this incident has not been publicly discussed.He was airlifted to an Athens hospital and a nine hour operation was required to save his arm.Upon his return, Bowyer was able to work through his depression.…
