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57-495 Accident
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Sourdough Sentinel, June 9, 1972,
Page 12. Aircraft crashes on Greenland’s ice cap
A ski-equipped C-130
Hercules assigned to the 17th Tactical Airlift Squadron crashed
last Monday (June 5, 1972) on the Greenland ice cap 200 miles east of
Sondrestrom Air Base. The aircraft crashed
about 200 feet off the runday near DYE 3. It caught fire but
everyone aboard was removed and the fire extinguished. There were eight on board, seven
crewmembers and one passenger, Frank Westrup, a Danish national, suffered
serious back injuries and died a few hours after the crash. The only injury sustained by an Air Force
crewmember was a sprained ankle. The crewmembers were
Captain Roy A. Jared, pilot; 1st Lt. Jacob D. Dustin, co-pilot; 1st Lt Ted
Flesher, co-pilot; Captain Robert E. Davis, Instructor Navigator; Major
Robert F. Layton, navigator; T/Sgt. Larry Pl Baugher, flight engineer, S/Sgt.
Don Poston, loadmaster. The crashed aircraft
was on temporary duty for resupply support of two Dewline DYE sites on the
Greenland ice cap. Cause of the accident is unknown but is currently being investigated by a board of qualified officers. Article courtesy of Ted Flesher |
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Photo
courtesy of Ted Flesher |
Second Lieutenant Ted Flesher during pilot training. Aircraft is a Cessna T-37B. |
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