Mr. Payne, age 52 of Milford was one of four men killed while testing a helicopter at Sikorsky Aircraft. He was an electronic technician.
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Please also refer to the other three men that were killed in this horrible accident. They are: David Alan Kish, Yong H. Lee and Leonard R. Kuderma.
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Thank you M. Blanco-Shore for sponsoring this page.
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09-May-2011
Sikorsky Remembers Those Lost in Stratford Flight Field Accident on May 9, 1996.
Sikorsky Fire Chief Tony Dynderski and many Sikorsky employees remember the day as if it were yesterday. Right before lunch, they heard a loud bang and soon after, saw the aircraft remains on the ground.
A test flight of the CH-53E aircraft was being conducted on the airfield that day.
The Missing Man formation was flown years ago by HMX-1 in honor of the lives lost in the 1996 CH-53E crash at Sikorsky's Stratford plant.
The victims were all Sikorsky employees. We remember their memories and their lives today.
David A. Kish was a pilot from Oxford, Conn., and had joined Sikorsky in 1989. He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a former Navy pilot.
Yong H. Lee of Stratford, was also a pilot. He joined Sikorsky in 1993 after service as a Marine and Navy helicopter pilot.
Leonard R. Kuderna of Hamden, was the helicopter crew chief, and had been Sikorsky employee since 1979.
Thomas L. Payne was an electronics flight systems technician from Milford, Conn., and had been an employee since 1967.
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Please also refer to the other three men that were killed in this horrible accident. They are: David Alan Kish, Yong H. Lee and Leonard R. Kuderma.
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Thank you M. Blanco-Shore for sponsoring this page.
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09-May-2011
Sikorsky Remembers Those Lost in Stratford Flight Field Accident on May 9, 1996.
Sikorsky Fire Chief Tony Dynderski and many Sikorsky employees remember the day as if it were yesterday. Right before lunch, they heard a loud bang and soon after, saw the aircraft remains on the ground.
A test flight of the CH-53E aircraft was being conducted on the airfield that day.
The Missing Man formation was flown years ago by HMX-1 in honor of the lives lost in the 1996 CH-53E crash at Sikorsky's Stratford plant.
The victims were all Sikorsky employees. We remember their memories and their lives today.
David A. Kish was a pilot from Oxford, Conn., and had joined Sikorsky in 1989. He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a former Navy pilot.
Yong H. Lee of Stratford, was also a pilot. He joined Sikorsky in 1993 after service as a Marine and Navy helicopter pilot.
Leonard R. Kuderna of Hamden, was the helicopter crew chief, and had been Sikorsky employee since 1979.
Thomas L. Payne was an electronics flight systems technician from Milford, Conn., and had been an employee since 1967.
Mr. Payne, age 52 of Milford was one of four men killed while testing a helicopter at Sikorsky Aircraft. He was an electronic technician.
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Please also refer to the other three men that were killed in this horrible accident. They are: David Alan Kish, Yong H. Lee and Leonard R. Kuderma.
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Thank you M. Blanco-Shore for sponsoring this page.
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09-May-2011
Sikorsky Remembers Those Lost in Stratford Flight Field Accident on May 9, 1996.
Sikorsky Fire Chief Tony Dynderski and many Sikorsky employees remember the day as if it were yesterday. Right before lunch, they heard a loud bang and soon after, saw the aircraft remains on the ground.
A test flight of the CH-53E aircraft was being conducted on the airfield that day.
The Missing Man formation was flown years ago by HMX-1 in honor of the lives lost in the 1996 CH-53E crash at Sikorsky's Stratford plant.
The victims were all Sikorsky employees. We remember their memories and their lives today.
David A. Kish was a pilot from Oxford, Conn., and had joined Sikorsky in 1989. He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a former Navy pilot.
Yong H. Lee of Stratford, was also a pilot. He joined Sikorsky in 1993 after service as a Marine and Navy helicopter pilot.
Leonard R. Kuderna of Hamden, was the helicopter crew chief, and had been Sikorsky employee since 1979.
Thomas L. Payne was an electronics flight systems technician from Milford, Conn., and had been an employee since 1967.
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Please also refer to the other three men that were killed in this horrible accident. They are: David Alan Kish, Yong H. Lee and Leonard R. Kuderma.
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Thank you M. Blanco-Shore for sponsoring this page.
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09-May-2011
Sikorsky Remembers Those Lost in Stratford Flight Field Accident on May 9, 1996.
Sikorsky Fire Chief Tony Dynderski and many Sikorsky employees remember the day as if it were yesterday. Right before lunch, they heard a loud bang and soon after, saw the aircraft remains on the ground.
A test flight of the CH-53E aircraft was being conducted on the airfield that day.
The Missing Man formation was flown years ago by HMX-1 in honor of the lives lost in the 1996 CH-53E crash at Sikorsky's Stratford plant.
The victims were all Sikorsky employees. We remember their memories and their lives today.
David A. Kish was a pilot from Oxford, Conn., and had joined Sikorsky in 1989. He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a former Navy pilot.
Yong H. Lee of Stratford, was also a pilot. He joined Sikorsky in 1993 after service as a Marine and Navy helicopter pilot.
Leonard R. Kuderna of Hamden, was the helicopter crew chief, and had been Sikorsky employee since 1979.
Thomas L. Payne was an electronics flight systems technician from Milford, Conn., and had been an employee since 1967.
