Acrobatic MD 520 NOTAR steals the Phoenix 500 show
McDonnell Douglas test pilot Rich Lee and his 14 year old son Mike wow crowds at Williams Gateway Airport in Mesa with aerobatic MD 520 NOTAR routines. Rich, a 15 year veteran, notes the helicopter’s high maintenance standards and danger if not flown properly while Mike, soon to pursue submarines, shares the spotlight with his father.
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Rich Lee
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems
Mesa
Williams Gateway
Lee
Mike
Gilbert
Mike Lee
Rich
Federal Aviation Administration
McDonnell Douglas
Highland High School
Pilot in critical condition after Reno race crash
Kevin Eldridge 32 of Chino California is hospitalized in serious condition after his World War II era Super Corsair crashed during a Reno air race. Eyewitnesses reported a 100 foot flame trail before he signaled mayday and bailed out as the plane burned on the ground. Fink of Walt Disney R and D aided Eldridge at the scene while spectators described a dramatic post crash fireball.
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Kevin Eldridge
Chino
Calif
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Osborn
Eldridge
Mesa Fire Division
Les Wilson
China
Joe Tidwell
Robbie Patterson
Bob Hoover
Patterson
Joan Galloway
Mesa
Bob Riordan
David Fink
Walt Disney Research and Development
Fink
Navy
Pacific
Reno
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Debbie Nickerson
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