sikorsky hh-60g pave hawk (91-26404)

SIKORSKY HH-60G PAVE HAWK (REGISTRATION: 91-26404)
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An USAF HH-60G “Pave Hawk” #91-26404, TDY to Korea from the 33rd RQS at Kadena AB with the call sign “Jolly 04” crashed at Joch Weon, Korea. All of the aircrew members, Capt. Edward Karlson (P), Capt. William Alston (CP), Sr. Amn. Frank Zurawski (FE), Sr. Amn. Richard Setaro (PJ) and Sr. Amn. Jason Kutscher (PJ) were killed in the crash.

The “Jolly 04” crew were TDY to Korea to provide search and rescue alert coverage for USAF fighter aircraft assigned to bases in the Republic of Korea. The flight profile on the night of the accident was a training night vision goggle (NVG) flight. “Jolly 04” flew into high tension wires and subsequently crashed. It is believed that all of the crew members died on impact.
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  1. AIR COMMANDO 2 Kutscher, Jason Chester

    SURNAME Kutscher FORENAME Jason Chester UNIT 33 Rescue Squadron RANK Airman First Class NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 6th October 1994 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, Suffolk County, New York Section 14 Site 574 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 6.1.1971 New York...

  2. AIR COMMANDO 2 Setaro, Richard Michael,Jr

    SURNAME Setaro FORENAME Richard Michael,Jr UNIT 33 Rescue Squadron RANK Senior Airman NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 6th October 1994 AGE 23 GRAVESITE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 9.8.1971 Worcester,Massachusetts son of Richard Michael and Margaret B. Setaro,Worcester,Massachusetts...

  3. AIR COMMANDO 2 Zurawski, Frank Howard

    SURNAME Zurawski FORENAME Frank Howard UNIT 33 Rescue Squadron RANK Senior Airman NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 6th October 1994 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Triangle Section ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 16.10.1971 Chicago, Illinois son of...

  4. AIR COMMANDO 2 Alston, William Michael

    SURNAME Alston FORENAME William Michael UNIT 33 Rescue Squadron RANK Captain NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 6th October 1994 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, South Dakota, USA. Plot G,0,5566 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 12.01.1967 co-pilot HH-60G Sikorsky...

  5. AIR COMMANDO 2 Karlson, Edward Joseph

    SURNAME Karlson FORENAME Edward Joseph UNIT 33 Rescue Squadron RANK Captain NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 6th October 1994 AGE GRAVESITE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Massachusetts son of Geraldine Karlson husband of Miyako Karlson graduated USAF Academy 1990 graduated helicopter flight...
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