JWilsonphoto wrote:
I thought I was headed to my Granddaughter's 2nd Birthday party late this afternoon, then I got a phone call. My friend Tim crashed his helicopter in front of the hangar and it exploded. A friend next door was relaying the event in near real time and said that I needed to get out there. My mind flashed back to the phone call that I got when Glenn was killed and a chill ran through me. 10 minutes later I pulled up in front of my hangars and what I saw in from to me was horrible and looked unsurvivable. Firefighters were all over the place, police were everywhere and my buddy Tim was in the ambulance being stabilized. The helicopter was a smoldering, twisted mass of tubing and melted aluminum. I rushed to the ambulance, two officers blocked me but Tim heard my voice and told them to let me through. Compared to what I saw on the ramp, Tim looked pretty good. He is badly burned and it's going to be a long road back, but he is nowhere near where he should be given the wreckage that lay just a couple of yards from him. God showed up today on our ramp in a big way. Tim was going to fly me to Sulphur Springs to pick up the Cub this afternoon, but they called and said they needed one more day.................
Darn Jim..I have not seen such a mess since my Vietnam Operation "Bright Lights"! So glad he is well! Prayers are in order!
RD
Dec 10, 2021 at 10:31 AM
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