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"Jockey 14"
Kenya, March 1994
On 14 March 1994, an AC-130H Spectre
gunship from the 16th Special Operations Squadron
crash-landed 200 yards off the Kenyan coast, near
the town of Malindi. Eight of the 14 crewmen aboard
were killed in the crash. Jockey 14 was operating
in support of ongoing operations in and around Mogadishu,
Somalia at the time of the accident.
If you would like to help out the families of those
special operations warriors lost in the crash of Jockey
14, please stop by the Airman
Memorial Foundation. The "Jockey 14"
Educational Fund is managed for the 16th Special Operations
Squadron, Hurlburt AFB, Florida. The fund plans to
award scholarships and humanitarian assistance to
the family members of the eight airman killed in the
crash.
In respectful
and loving memory
Captain David J. Melhop
- Navigator
Captain Anthony Stefanik - Fire Control
Officer
Captain Mark A. Quam - Electronic
Warfare Officer
SSgt William C. Eyler - Sensor Operator
MSgt. Roy S. Duncan - Loadmaster
TSgt. Robert L. Daniel - Sensor Operator
SSgt. Brian P. Barnes - Aerial Gunner
SSgt. Mike E. Moser
- Aerial Gunner
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