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Helicopter flight through the Alaskan Coastal Mountains video 2 of 3

Crappy cell phone video taken during a flight through some of the Alaskan coastal mountains on our way back from landing on an unnamed glacier near Skagway, Alaska. Taken 5/22/15

Coast Guard rescues 11 from plane crash near Ketchikan, Alaska

Coast Guard rescues 11 from plane crash near Ketchikan, Alaska - JUNEAU, Alaska – Two Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews rescued 11 people after a floatplane crashed 39 miles south southwest of Ketchikan, Alaska, on Prince of Wales Island, Tuesday.

The Jayhawk crews arrived on scene, and were able to safely hoist all 11 people from the side of a mountain, approximately 2,000 feet in elevation. The Jayhawk crew then took them to a staging area established by Temsco Helicopters Inc., for further transfer to Ketchikan by Temsco helicopters. All were reported to have minor injuries, but otherwise in good condition.

Coast Guard Sector Juneau command center watchstanders received a call from the pilot of a Dehaviland DHC-3 aircraft stating that the plane crashed on Prince of Wales Island, on the west side of Mount Jumbo. Sector Juneau watchstanders quickly directed the launch of two Jayhawk helicopter crews.

“I am proud of everyone involved in this rescue and that we were able to get all 11 people to safety in a timely manner,” said Cmdr. Michael Kahle, Coast Guard Sector Juneau search and rescue mission coordinator. “Cases like these exemplify the versatility of our aircrews and how capable they are to expertly perform rescues from the ocean or even mountainsides.”

Weather at the time of the incident was approximately two-mile visibility, three miles of ceiling, broken clouds at 1,200 feet, overcast at 1,700 feet and 58 degrees.

by : coastguardnews.com

Skagway Alaska!

In July 2010 we travelled to Alaska onboard the Sea Princess. Here are just a some photographs taken in the ten hours we were in Skagway. We both intend to go back to this wonderful place and spend a lot of time exploring the state of Alaska.
The few hours the ship stops at each port are never enough fo us. I hope you enjoy the images. I will put up more pictures and video of our holiday soon.

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Fairbanks International Airport

Fairbanks International Airport (IATA: FAI, ICAO: PAFA, FAA LID: FAI) is a state-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Fairbanks, a city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.
The airport serves many cargo airlines as a convenient refueling stop for some aircraft on trans-polar routes. FAI is served by a limited number of passenger airlines. Ravn Alaska and Alaska Airlines serve the airport year-round, while Delta Air Lines and recently United Airlines serve FAI during the summer. Fairbanks is the smallest city in the United States with non-stop service to Europe, as Condor Airlines offers weekly flights to Frankfurt during the summer tourist season.


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