The White Falcon


The White Falcon - 18.07.1986, Blaðsíða 1

The White Falcon - 18.07.1986, Blaðsíða 1
Vol. 26 No. 24 NATO Base, Keflavik, Iceland July 18, 1986 Quick thinking, acting stops possible collision By J03 Tim Abbott "I didn't do anything that anyone else wouldn't have done in the some position. I just happened to be at the right place at the right time," said 883 lllesley Del wore II, Patrol Squordon Eight (UP-8). On the afternoon of June 5, 1986, the winds that were blowing across the ramp were extremely strong. Wes, while performing his duties as duty driver for VP-8, spotted a large ground support equipment cart being blown across the ramp. He realized that the cart was heading towards the rapidly turning propellers of an aircraft. Wes quickly placed the truck between the cart and the aircraft to prevent what could of been a very serious accident. In the citation for Wes's Navy Achievement Medal, W.E. Foshay, commanding officer VP-8 stated, ’...Your quick thinking averted a potentially cata- strophic ground mishap that could have resulted in the loss of a valuable aircraft and jeopardized the safety of its crew... “ In Wes's closing remarks he wanted to make sure that credit was given to four Air Force people that Photo by PH2 Pamela Cyr invaluably helped him. "The catastrophe was averted not only to me moving the truck in the collision path, but to the fast thinking of four Air Force personnel. They grasped the chains that were being dragged behind the cart and slowed it down." The Navy Lodge is a very important transient home for incoming and outgoing families, as well as TAD/TDYpersonnel. Lately the lodge has been having availability problems. What does the lodge consist of and who get s first priority? story on page 2.

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