Air Sta St. Augustine Crew of E2C Hawkeye 3501

May we not Forget the Crew of Aircraft CGAS 3501....On the 24th August1990 @ 0020 at Naval Air Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.The US Coast Guard lost 4 Great Men 'Aircrew'....Let Us Never Forget their Names: "Duane E. Stenbak, Paul Perlt, Matt Baker, Craig Lerners

06/24/05 Submitted by: Let Us Never Forget Their Names of CGAS 3501


Additional Information received from Stacy Parker [stacyjparker@hotmail.com]

Names of personnel killed in the incident: LT Duane E. Stenbak, LTJG Paul E. Perlt, LT Craig E. Lerner, AT1 Matthew H. Baker
Air Station the aircraft and/or crew were assigned to: AIRSTA St. Augustine
Aircraft type and Coast Guard tail number (if applicable): Grumman E2C Hawkeye, 3501
Location of the incident: Puerto Rico
Description of the incident: Returning from a night law enforcement mission, the crew was making their final approach into U.S. Naval Air Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico when they reported a wing fire and problems with the plane's hydraulic controls. They crashed short of the runway; there were no survivors.

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