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Over 6,000 Round-Trip flights within Eight Years

Over 6,000 Round-Trip flights within Eight Years

Between 1986 and 1994, North Carolina Baptist Hospital’s AirCare averaged 800+ flights, one ended tragically with a crash minutes from Bluefield, W. Virginia airport. On April 22, 1994 four members of the AirCare flight crew perished while on a rescue mission. Hired for AirCare through Air Methods International as area manager/captain was Mr. Tony Barbee, Barbee’s co-pilot, Mr. Mike Travison; AirCare Nurses, Karen “ Lynn” Canada and Donna Eaton all lost their lives. “Tony, Mike, Donna and Lynn touched not only the lives of the AirCare staff, but the lives of the extended Medical Center family and the patients that they transported. Their contributions will not be forgotten.” Shown here is a photo of veterans firing a salute at the funeral of Mr. Tony Barbee.

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00/00/1994
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Between 1986 and 1994, North Carolina Baptist Hospital's AirCare averaged 800+ flights, one ended tragically with a crash minutes from Bluefield, W. Virginia airport. On April 22, 1994 four members of the AirCare flight crew perished while on a rescue mission. Hired for AirCare through Air Methods International as area manager/captain was Mr. Tony Barbee, Barbee’s co-pilot, Mr. Mike Travison; AirCare Nurses, Karen “ Lynn” Canada and Donna Eaton all lost their lives. “Tony, Mike, Donna and Lynn touched not only the lives of the AirCare staff, but the lives of the extended Medical Center family and the patients that they transported. Their contributions will not be forgotten.” Shown here is a photo of veterans firing a salute at the funeral of Mr. Tony Barbee.
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Photoprint
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DF 331
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nbg/evt/nbg_evt_00331, nbg/evt/nbg_evt_00331-th
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Digital Forsyth NBG Events
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NBG_evt_331
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Coy C. Carpenter Library
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Wake Forest University
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Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Pictorial works, Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Sources, Digital Forsyth
title
Over 6,000 Round-Trip flights within Eight Years
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