This Day in Alaska History-January 31st, 1956
Coast Guard, partners, good Samaritan respond to plane crash near Marathon
MIAMI — The Coast Guard, partner agencies, and a good Samaritan responded to a plane crash approximately 3 miles north of Marathon, Florida, Tuesday. Sector Key West command center watchstanders received notification from Air Traffic Control Key West at approximately 2:30 p.m., notifying them of a downed aircraft near Marathon. The watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Station Marathon rescue crew to […]
Alaska Air National Guard rescues plane crash and car accident victims in single sortie
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing medically evacuated a victim of a car accident in Seward before rescuing two victims of a plane crash in Southcentral Alaska Oct. 7. Providence Medical Group contacted the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center and requested medical evacuation of a victim of a car […]
Private Plane Crashes in Virginia After Sparking Alarm in Washington
U.S. federal investigators will try to determine the circumstances surrounding a private plane with an unresponsive pilot that crashed Sunday in the state of Virginia after flying over the nation’s capital and prompting the military to scramble two jet fighters. Virginia State Police said rescuers arrived at the crash site by foot late Sunday and […]