Rescue swimmers

[416rigby]

http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/02/t ... -may-live/

Nice article on the birth of the rescue swimmer program. Thought maybe some of you would enjoy it. Plus, it has a couple of nice pics of the mighty HH-3F...a great helicopter we used to fly back when I first started in aviation.

Rick

 

[Sea Wolf]

Rick-

Very nice article!

Rescue Swimmers: :thup :thup :thup :thup :thup

U.S. Coast Guard: :thup :thup :thup :thup :thup

Joe. :teeth :thup

 

[Larry Q]

Rick,
Good stuff!

 

[hambone]

Yes indeed, Coast Guard. :thup :thup :thup

 

[El and Bill]

Great post.

 

[Bill Uffelman]

Wandering Sagebrush did they ever have you practice water rescue from H34? At MARTD NAS Norfolk all aircrew had to qualify on rescue hoist and "saving" survivors including putting gunner into the water. Of course we had no sophisticated swim equipment other than being Marines. 8>))

Kudos to the Coast Guard!

Bill Uffelman
SGT Flight Test Engineer
HMM 774 July 1969 - June 1970

 

[hardee]

Rick, Thanks for posting that link. Great article and a great service. Never tire of telling the "Coasties" how much we appreciate their service. Thank you for your part. :thup :thup

Harvey
SleepyC :moon