A civilian contractor working for the U.S. Navy on Wednesday disclosed the names of four employees killed when their helicopter crashed on the Hawaii island of Kauai. FOX13
The man killed was from Lyle, Washington. He was the pilot of the helicopter.A civilian contractor working for the U.S. Navy on Wednesday disclosed the names of four employees killed when theirThree Kauai residents who were on board also were killed. Patrick Rader, 55, was the command pilot. Ericka Tevez-Valdez, 42, and Mathew Haider, 44, were mechanics.
Croman said the crew was conducting routine training operations at the Pacific Missile Range Facility under contract with the Navy when their Sikorsky S-61N helicopter crashed shortly after 10 a.m. Tuesday.The Pacific Missile Range Facility is a Navy base on the western edge of Kauai where the military tests missile defense technology and various units conduct exercises.
Croman, which is based in White City, Oregon, has provided commercial air support service to the Navy at the Kauai base since 2007.
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