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Old 26th April 2006 | 21:38
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slowrotor
 
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From: Port Townsend,WA. USA
Mt. McKinley Rescue

I remember a pilot that rescued a climber on the very top at 20,320 feet.
He told me that a full landing was impossible so he set the front skids on top and held a hover while the climber was loaded in.
His name was Buddy Woods of Palmer Alaska. He was later killed in a crash with his Dehavilland Caribou, I think it was, hauling fuel or cargo.
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