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William Thomas “Jackie” Lane

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William Thomas “Jackie” Lane

Birth
Oklahoma, USA
Death
8 Oct 1969 (aged 42)
Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, USA
Burial
San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Section Ramsay B1 (Plot 69 - 4)
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Helicopter Accidents

HH-53C

Eglin AFB, FL

8 Oct 1969

S/N 66-14996

HH-53C #67-14996 from the 55th ARRS at Eglin AFB went out of control and crashed 36 miles southwest of Eglin AFB during aerial refueling and crashed in the water. All on board were killed. No other details are available at this time.

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Master Sgt. William "Pappy" T. Lane was a helicopter mechanic in the United States Air Force, having joined on November 27, 1951. He served in both Korea and Vietnam. In 1969, Jackie was stationed at Eglin AFB, Florida. He was on a routine helicopter training flight; they had just completed refueling another plane when there was an explosion and the helicopter crashed into the Gulf of Mexico about 36 miles southwest of Fort Walton Beach. The pilot of another aircraft reported the helicopter "went up in a ball of fire". Jackie and 2 others, Capt. Carl W. Oliver of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., an instructor-pilot and Capt. Thomas E. Kenny of Scott AFB, Illinois perished in the crash. (Source: usafrotorheads.com)


Helicopter Accidents

HH-53C

Eglin AFB, FL

8 Oct 1969

S/N 66-14996

HH-53C #67-14996 from the 55th ARRS at Eglin AFB went out of control and crashed 36 miles southwest of Eglin AFB during aerial refueling and crashed in the water. All on board were killed. No other details are available at this time.

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Master Sgt. William "Pappy" T. Lane was a helicopter mechanic in the United States Air Force, having joined on November 27, 1951. He served in both Korea and Vietnam. In 1969, Jackie was stationed at Eglin AFB, Florida. He was on a routine helicopter training flight; they had just completed refueling another plane when there was an explosion and the helicopter crashed into the Gulf of Mexico about 36 miles southwest of Fort Walton Beach. The pilot of another aircraft reported the helicopter "went up in a ball of fire". Jackie and 2 others, Capt. Carl W. Oliver of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., an instructor-pilot and Capt. Thomas E. Kenny of Scott AFB, Illinois perished in the crash. (Source: usafrotorheads.com)

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