There are pilots and then there are the guys that leave us
meager aviators breathing (barely) in their dust. Keystone
Helicopter, an industry leader in helicopter services for 50 years,
gave special recognition last week to one such pilot.
Larry Murphy was recognized for his recent skillful rooftop landing
of a CH-47 helicopter to pick up Afghan Persons Under Custody
during Operation Mountain Resolve in Afghanistan's Nuristan
Province. Murphy, a 10-year Keystone Helicopter EMS pilot at Lehigh
Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is currently on active
duty with Company G, 104th Aviation Regiment. As you can see in the
accompanying photo, Murphy knows his stuff.