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Healthy Lungs Help Save CAP Pilot
A Coast Guard rescue boat and two Civil Air Patrol planes aided Rob ert P. Tromblee after his twin engine plane caught fire over Lake Michigan. He ditched, deployed a life raft, and was rescued with help from air patrols and the Muskegon air tower. He arrived at Hackley Hospital in good condition and was treated for breathlessness.
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Muskegon, Mich
Coast Guard
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Robert P. Tromblee
Tromblee
Mequon
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Lake Michigan
Muskegon Air Tower
Hackley Hospital
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