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If any one is into famous rescues and was not aware of this one, this is a famous one involving numerous aircraft, USA and USCG personnel. The Coast Guard helos were disassembled in the states, loaded on C-54's and reassembled in NF to help complete the rescue. Alot of great pictures at this site. In one pic, you'll see the tail of Coast Guard PB-1G BuNo 77249. The YAM's Yankee Lady was Coast Guard PB-1G BuNo 77255.

http://www.zianet.com/tmorris/GanderRescue.html

WOW! one heck of an undertaking! THANX CJ

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The Sabena wreck location and memorial.

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48.41.511 N
54.55.343 W

photos of the wreck site from 2003 can be found at this link

http://www.ganderourtown.ca/LargeSabena30921.html

Some of the victims are actually buried on site.
You can see the cemetery and the fence around it in one of the pictures.

Another case where the US disassembled a helicopter for a distant airline rescue was in May of 1952 when A BOAC Hermes got lost, ran out of fuel and crash landed in the North African desert. The aircraft was enroute between Tripoli and Nigeria.
THe USAF flew a helicopter (and H-5, IIRC) to Libya (Wheelus AB?) which then helped bring aid. The French Foreign Legion parachuted a medical team.
Sadly, the first officer died of minor injuries and is buried in a villiage (come on, they couldn't fly him home?). The aircraft is still there, buried in sand.
Sounds like a good basis for a book.

About the Sabena crash, on a stop at Gander, (I managed to stop there three times in about 6 months) I recall a memorial in the terminal.

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