Grand Canyon Historic. HELICOPTER OF ARIZONA HELICOPTER SERVICE, WHICH CRASHED EN ROUTE TO HUALAPAI HILLTOP FROM RED BUTTE. THE HELICOPTER WAS TO HAUL THE QUONSET HUT CHURCH TO SUPAI. CRASH SITE WAS 1 1/2 MILES NORTHWEST OF RED BUTTE AIRPORT. NC-9H, ORIGINAL BELL 47 HELICOPTER. TAKEN MI FROM RED BUTTE AIRFIELD. CRASH OCCURRED 1948 WHILE HELICOPTER WAS TRYING TO LIFT A QUONSET HUT FROM RED BUTTE TO HAVASUPAI CANYON FOR THE EPISCOPAL MINISTRY THERE. A WEEK LATER, ANOTHER HELICOPTER CAME IN FROM AND FINISHED THE JOB. . CIRCA 1948. .

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