MAKE A MEME
View Large Image
| View Original: | Cessna_ditch_DVIDS1111931.jpg (706x530) | |||
| Download: | Original | Medium | Small | Thumb |
| Courtesy of: | commons.wikimedia.org | More Like This | ||
| Keywords: Cessna ditch DVIDS1111931.jpg en HONOLULU -- Charles Brian Mellor a 65-year old pilot ferrying a Cessna 310 aircraft from Monterey Calif to Hilo Hawaii ditches his aircraft approximately 13 miles from Hilo International Airport and waits on the wing of his aircraft for the Coast Guard rescue swimmer to hoist him to safety Oct 7 2011 A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane from Air Station Barbers Point assisted Mellor during the process of ditching his aircraft The Hercules aircrew maintained communications with him during the ditching process and vectored a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and the Coast Guard Cutter Kiska to the scene The Dolphin aircrew deployed a rescue swimmer to pick up Mellor The rescue swimmer hoisted him into the Dolphin and the aircrew transported him to Hilo Medical Center U S Coast Guard photo 2011-11-16 https //www dvidshub net/image/1111931 1111931 2013-12-12 16 34 HONOLULU HI US PD-USGov Lockheed C-130 Hercules Eurocopter HH-65/MH-65 Dolphin Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ | ||||
