sikorsky hh-53c super jolly green giant (66-8283)

SIKORSKY HH-53C SUPER JOLLY GREEN GIANT (REGISTRATION: 66-8283)
First Into Action
By Duncan Falconer
Special Ops Heroes
By Michael Ashcroft
SIKORSKY HH-53C SUPER JOLLY GREEN GIANT (REGISTRATION: 66-8283)
30 June 1970, Jolly Green 54, HH-53C, 66-8283, was on a CSAR mission for the crew of Nail 44 an OV-10A, over Savannakhet, Laos. Abandoning the first rescue attempt due to heavy fire, the pilot Captain Leroy C Schaneberg decided to make a second rescue attempt. JG54 was hit by ground fire and crashed. The 5-man crew were all killed. The crash site was excavated in December 1993 and remains were identified as a group on 7 March 1995. Schaneberg was posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross.
  1. AIR COMMANDO 2 Dean, Michael Frank

    SURNAME Dean FORENAME Michael Frank UNIT 38 attached 40 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (3 A.R.R. Group) RANK Staff Sergeant NUMBER 552643073 DATE OF DEATH 30th June 1970 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 34 Site 4988 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
  2. AIR COMMANDO 2 Jenkins, Paul Laverne

    SURNAME Jenkins FORENAME Paul Laverne UNIT 40 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (3 A.R.R. Group) RANK Master Sergeant NUMBER 429742901 DATE OF DEATH 30th June 1970 AGE 40 GRAVESITE Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 34 Site 4988 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...
  3. AIR COMMANDO 2 Goeglein, John Winfred

    SURNAME Goeglein FORENAME John Winfred UNIT 40 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (3 A.R.R. Group) RANK Major NUMBER 487325324 DATE OF DEATH 30th June 1970 AGE 39 GRAVESITE Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 34 Site 4988 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...
  4. AIR COMMANDO 2 Schaneberg, Leroy Clyde

    SURNAME Schaneberg FORENAME Leroy Clyde UNIT 40 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (3 A.R.R. Group) RANK Captain NUMBER 328349277 DATE OF DEATH 30th June 1970 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 34 Site 4988 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...
  5. AIR COMMANDO 2 Bell, Marvin Earl

    SURNAME Bell FORENAME Marvin Earl UNIT 40 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (3 A.R.R. Group) RANK Staff Sergeant NUMBER 430729694 DATE OF DEATH 30th June 1970 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 34 Site 4988 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...
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