It was the deadliest day for Air Force personnel at war in more than five years, and the transfer of the four airmen's remains drew the secretary of the Air Force, chief of staff and chief master sergeant of the Air Force to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, to pay their respects. Killed the day of the crash were Lieutenant Joel C.

“This was no small feat as he braved enemy action and flew into a hot landing zone three times to save people who did not even know,” Dorl said. Thomas Dorl, praised Wisniewski’s response to a mass casualty in Afghanistan that involved shuttling 40 people to safety. His squadron commander, Lieutenant Colonel Col. Wisniewski flew more than 1,500 hours - including 289 combat hours - during his eight-year career, according to a Nellis press release. He was on his seventh deployment, his father said. Wisniewski, a 31-year-old Iowa native and 2002 Air Force Academy graduate, served with the 66th Rescue Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. “We weren’t trying to give anybody false hopes, but it was a massive head injury. “He never quite recovered,” Chet Wisniewski said. He died from his wounds July 2, 2010, at National Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Wisniewski, the aircraft’s pilot, was one of three injured. That’s what he trained to do, and that’s what he wanted to do.”ĭavid Wisniewski’s HH-60G Pave Hawk crashed in Afghanistan on Jreportedly after a rocket-propelled grenade shot it down as the crew prepared to evacuate wounded British troops. “He didn’t want to drop bombs from 40,000 feet and kill people,” said his father, Chet Wisniewski. His strong Catholic convictions motivated him to become a helicopter pilot, placing his own life in jeopardy as he rescued injured people in combat zones. Medevac pilot remembered for lives he savedĪ visit to an Air Force museum as a kindergartner inspired Captain David A. He was assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.įor further information related to this release, please contact the Nellis Air Force Base public affairs office at 70. Wisniewski, 31, of Moville, Iowa, died July 2, 2010, of wounds sustained June 9, 2010, in a helicopter crash near Forward Operating Base Jackson, Afghanistan. The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.Ĭaptain David A. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)

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