The Rescue That Wasn't By Us

We got a call that a couple little kids had wandered off from their home near Ft. Walton Beach and ground crews were out searching. It was a winter night and cold outside. We scrambled the chopper-don't remember the tail # or the pilots but I was on board as FE. We made many passes over the area and with the door open it was really cold flying. The AC had the heat on but it didn't help much. After what seemed like a long time we got word that the kids had been found by the ground crew. When we got back to base, we found out later that the kids hid every time the chopper went over cause they were scared by the noise. (Bob Runninger)