On 6 October 1994, an HH-60 TDY to Korea from the 33 RQS Kadena AB with the call sign of "Jolly 04"crashed at Joch Weon, Korea. All of the aircrew were killed in the crash. The crew consisted of:

          Pilot              Capt Edward Karlson

Co-Pilot        Capt William Alston

FE                SRA Frank Zurawski

PJ                SRA Richard Setaro

PJ                SRA Jason Kutscher

 

Let’s all take a moment to remember these men and the sacrifice they and their families made for our country. 

Richard M. Setaro PJ Class 91-02

 The Jolly 04 crew were TDY to Korea to provide search and rescue alert coverage for USAF fighter aircraft assigned to bases in the Republic of Korea. The flight profile on the night of the accident was a training night vision goggle (NVG) flight. Jolly 04 flew into high tension wires and subsequently crashed. It is believed that all of the crew members died on impact. South Korean military were quickly on the scene and took an interview from a Korean truck driver who heard the crash and alerted authorities.

 

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