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Sunday, July 22, 2012

R.I.P. - Sean P. Sullivan, Joseph P. Fitzmorris

DOD Identifies Navy Casualties

            The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two sailors who died in a helicopter crash July 19 in Oman.

            Senior Chief Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Sean P. Sullivan, 40, of St. Louis, Mo., and Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) Second Class Joseph P. Fitzmorris, 31, of West Monroe, La., were declared deceased following an extensive search of the wreckage and the surrounding areas of the crash.

            For further information related to this release, contact Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet Public Affairs at 011-973-1785-4027.

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sorry, currently, i cant found any more/decent informations about the fallen heroes
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Sean P. Sullivan
Joseph P. Fitzmorris




The Defense Department confirmed the death of a U.S. Navy Air Crewman from St Louis in the crash of a helicopter during heavy-lift operations in the Middle East.
Senior Chief Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Sean P. Sullivan, 40, of St. Louis, Mo., and Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) Second Class Joseph P. Fitzmorris, 31, of West Monroe, La., were declared deceased following an extensive search of the wreckage and the surrounding areas of the crash.
The MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter crashed Thursday about 60 miles southwest of Muscat, Oman. Three other crew members were injured.
Sullivan and Fitzmorris were previously reported missing. According to an announcement, the pair were “declared deceased following an extensive search of the wreckage and the surrounding areas of the crash.”
There was no hostile action in the area at the time of the crash, which is under investigation.
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Thursday, July 19, 2012

US Navy helicopter with 5 crew crashes in Oman

English: PERSIAN GULF (April 16, 2007) - An MH...
English: PERSIAN GULF (April 16, 2007) - An MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squadron (HM) 15 conducts a mine sweeping exercise.  U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Edward G. Martens (RELEASED) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
WASHINGTON, July 19 (Xinhua) -- An MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter crashed near Oman on Thursday while conducting heavy lift support operations, and the fate of its five crew members remained unknown, the U.S. Navy confirmed.

The helicopter, which was assigned to Helicopter Countermeasure Squadron-15, crashed 58 miles (about 92 kilometers) southwest of Muscat, Oman, the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said in a news release.

It said the crash was not caused by hostile activity, and the cause of the accident was under investigation.

The status of the five crew members was "still being determined, " as another MH-53E helicopter assigned to the same squadron was on the scene to provide search and rescue assistance, the release added.

from XINHUA
2012-07-20 03:09:20


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Lt. Greg Raelson, a spokesman for the Navy's Bahrain-based 5th Fleet, gave no immediate word on the fate of the crew. But an Omani air force official said three of them have been found so far and are being treated in a hospital.
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