Abdon Martinez | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster https://airflightdisaster.com Aviation News, Headlines & Alerts Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:12:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Zamboanga Helicopter Lost at Sea; Pilots Missing; US to aid Search https://airflightdisaster.com/zamboanga-helicopter-lost-at-sea-pilots-missing-us-to-aid-search/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:12:22 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=11008 What: Philippine Navy Volco 411 helicopter performing routine maneuvers Where: 1,500 yards from Great Santa Cruz Island Philippines When: August 17 2010 Who: 5 aboard, two missing pilots: First Lieutenant Cristan Corpuz and First Lieutenant Gerald Tamayo Why: The crew was engaged in documenting a Special Operations unit Amphibious Small Boat exercise; they were taking...

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]]> What: Philippine Navy Volco 411 helicopter performing routine maneuvers
Where: 1,500 yards from Great Santa Cruz Island Philippines
When: August 17 2010
Who: 5 aboard, two missing pilots: First Lieutenant Cristan Corpuz and First Lieutenant Gerald Tamayo
Why: The crew was engaged in documenting a Special Operations unit Amphibious Small Boat exercise; they were taking aerial photos and videos when they seemed to have engine trouble–although the actual cause will be a mystery until the investigation.

The US is going to assist in recovery with their towed sonar. The crash site us 8 to 9 fathoms deep.

Petty Officers Abdon Martinez, Noel Ridad and Rodolfo Pataweg are the survivors.

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