Old news: Navy transport crash off NAS Jax in the 1970s?

[M(B)Kelly]

The pictures were taken by Tom Radwanski who was in a boat on the river. The pictures are the property of United Press International.

[Rick422]

Wow I just found this site.There is a reason 14 people died that day out of 15. And not 15 out of 16. Yes here is my story.My name is Richard Keith I live in Ohio.I went to boot camp in San Diego California. After boot camp I went home for what was so post to be a week and than I was going to north fork Virginia from there to Jacksonville fl to getmo Cuba. Three days before I leave,I get in a minor motorcycle accident.But I did have road rash pretty bad on my arm,so my cousin sees it and tells me you can call and possibly get another weeks leave.So I try it and they give it to me.So a week later I go to virgina to Jacksonville to Cuba.I get there and a guy looks at my orders and says,you got to be the luckiest man in the world,I say what do you mean I'm in Cuba? He says ya but you were so post to be here last week.I say ya but I got into a accident,and than he tells me about the plane crash.I have thanked God so many times for sparing my life,I am so lucky my heart goes out to the 14 family if there are and newspaper clipping I'd like to see them,or if there is a site where it happened I would like to know and someday go see it.To the girl who survived God bless you,Rick