Tuesday, August 5, 2014

[californiadisasters] 2008 Fatal Chopper Crash on SHF, 8/5/2014, 12:00 pm



Reminder from:   californiadisasters Yahoo Group
 
Title:   2008 Fatal Chopper Crash on SHF
 
Date:   Tuesday August 5, 2014
Time:   12:00 pm - 12:00 pm (GMT-08.00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Location:   Trinity County - Shasta-Trinity NF
Notes:   On this date in 2008 a Sikorski S61 crashed and burned near Junction City, CA killing 9 of the 14 people aboard. Two pilots, one USFS and one private as well as 7 members of a Grayback Forestry private firefighting crew were killed. This occurred during a firefighter ferrying operation against the Iron Complex and the Buckhorn Fire in particular. The fire ultimately consumed 86,000 acres over many weeks.
 
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