Fife (DD 991) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS FIFE BT UNCLAS flN0572O!f SUBJ: PUBLIC AFFAIRS - ACCIDENT PRESREL 1. FOLLOWING PRESREL IS APPROVED FOR RELEASE IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA QUERY: QUOTE. SIXTEEN PASSENGERS AND THE CREW OF A NAVY H- 46 HELICOPTER WERE RESCUED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON THE FLIGHT DECK OF THE SEVENTH FLEET DESTROYER USS FIFE IDD-9911 ON SUN, O1 SEP. THE AIR- CRAFT, A UNIT OF HELOCOPTER SUPPORT ELEVEN OPERAT- ING FROM THE COMBAT STORES SHIP USS MARS IAFS-U, CRASHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE-OFF DURING ROUTINE FLIGHT OPERATIONS. THE H-46 HELICOPTER BECAME ENTAN- GLED IN THE SHIPS STARBOARD SIDE RIGGING, ALLOWING FLIGHT DECK PERSONNEL TO SECURE IT LONG ENOUGH TO EVACUATE THE PASSENGERS AND CREW. ONLY MINOR INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE ACCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTI- GATION. USS FIFE AND USS MARS ARE UNITS OF THE USS KITTY HAWK BATTLE GROUP CURRENTLY OPERATING IN THE INDIAN OCEAN. UNOUOTE.

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