Photos: Crashed helicopter recovered

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Posted by: Dan Bender

Salvage divers with the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay have recovered the Air Station Detroit HH-65C helicopter that crashed into Lake Huron last Friday. The service is looking into the circumstances of the crash but it’s plain to see from the pictures below that it was a miracle all three people aboard survived.  The last photo really shows how extensive the damage was.  Click any of the photos to view the rest of the images from the salvage in Flickr.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay prepares to right the airframe of the HH-65C helicopter for its ascent to complete the final phase of the salvage operation in southern Lake Huron, April 23, 2010. Members of a salvage team from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit were aboard the Bristol Bay, working to raise an HH-65C helicopter from the air station that crashed during a night training operation near Port Huron, Mich., April 20, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer John Masson.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay prepares to right the airframe of the HH-65C helicopter before bringing it on board. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer John Masson)

A dive team aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay secures the rigging to complete the final phase of the salvage operation for the helicopter in southern Lake Huron, April 23, 2010. Members of a salvage team from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit were aboard the Bristol Bay, working to raise an HH-65C helicopter from the air station that crashed during a night training operation near Port Huron, Mich., April 20, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer John Masson.

A dive team aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay secures the rigging to the helicopter. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer John Masson)

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay prepares to hoist the airframe of the HH-65C helicopter aboard the ship's 120-foot barge platform to complete the final phase of the salvage operation in southern Lake Huron, April 23, 2010. Members of a salvage team from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit were aboard the Bristol Bay, working to raise an HH-65C helicopter from the air station that crashed during a night training operation near Port Huron, Mich., April 20, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer John Masson.

The airframe is lifted on board Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer John Masson)


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  • Riley

    wow i hope no one got hurt ! god bless the Coast Guards that protect the great lakes

  • Anonymous

    lucky for them

  • Anonymous

    lucky for them