Pilot Douglas Ritchie, 56, dies when his helicopter crashes as he was flying supplies to firefighters near Anderson, Alaska
Helicopter pilot helping Alaska firefighters dies in crash
He was the lone occupant in a 1960 Bell 204B “Huey” helicopter that crashed Sunday night after taking off from an airstrip near the community of Anderson, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) southwest of Fairbanks, officials said.
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