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440 sqn SAR response to plane
crash in tulita, nwt.
14 sept 05.
a
north-wright airways cessna grand caravan out of tulita was reported
missing at on wednesday afternoon. 3 souls on board. mike called me at
1445 hrs and told me that rcc had just tasked the sqn to provide a sar
bird.
1600hrs we
lifted off with mike, doug and l in the back. about 1715 hrs, and just
north of rae-edzo, we were told a rcmp helicopter out of norman wells had
reached the crash site and reported all 3 had survived the crash.
good news for them...just another call for us.
last time we
had worked here was new year's day in 2002....4 people were a little less
lucky than today's bunch.
click on a picture to see a larger
image. hit arrows at either end of the slideshow for more pictures.
airborne enroute to tulita. side window of the twin otter. engine nacelle in foreground. local colours....sightseeing on the way north
airborne enroute to tulita. side window of the twin otter. engine nacelle in foreground.
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