US Navy Helicopter Decapitation

MJP79 · #21 ● 02-10-2009, 10:24 AM

This happened on the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) between 1999-2000. I can't recall when exactly as we were in and out doing sea trials and I lost track of that time frame. I was stationed aboard the ship at the time it happened. We were doing routine exercises off the east coast with carrier airwing 8. I was in the gym when the emergency call went out. Of course at the time I had no clue what happened until word got around the ship. I never knew the guy personally, but I passed him in the passageways on occasions.

As a side anecdote related to this. When the ship would get real hot we would use these big industrial fans to keep the bathrooms(heads) and our living spaces cool. The diameter of the fan was about 3 feet or so. I remember turning one off and on the inside area where the fan blades connect to the rotor someone had written "A Tribute to Airman (last name)" I remember his name but rather not post it. I got a demented chuckle out of it at the time, but overall not really that funny.

sepsis_rotten_out · #22 ● 05-22-2009, 02:31 PM

the brain is nearly whole...im amazed

splne1 · #23 ● 05-26-2009, 09:32 PM

Originally Posted by MJP79 ↗

This happened on the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) between 1999-2000. I can't recall when exactly as we were in and out doing sea trials and I lost track of that time frame. I was stationed aboard the ship at the time it happened. We were doing routine exercises off the east coast with carrier airwing 8. I was in the gym when the emergency call went out. Of course at the time I had no clue what happened until word got around the ship. I never knew the guy personally, but I passed him in the passageways on occasions.

As a side anecdote related to this. When the ship would get real hot we would use these big industrial fans to keep the bathrooms(heads) and our living spaces cool. The diameter of the fan was about 3 feet or so. I remember turning one off and on the inside area where the fan blades connect to the rotor someone had written "A Tribute to Airman (last name)" I remember his name but rather not post it. I got a demented chuckle out of it at the time, but overall not really that funny.

IM CALLING BULLSHIT!!!! First of all thats an FFG or Frigate flight deck not a damn carrier. You can clearly see the signal shack on deck and also the two RAST(recover assist secure and traverse) tracks on the deck. Second this happened back in 2001!!! I was on a Westpac at the time on board another Frigate and I remember the safety standown! On that note a marine killed himself onboard the Belleau Wood by getting his damn head stuck in the pallet elevator around the same time this happened.