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Archive Home > 2004 > December > 02 > Local pilot dies in Afghanistan crash

Local pilot dies in Afghanistan crash

Relatives, friends recall Hammer's adventurous spirit, love of flying

By Alisa Weinstein / The Bulletin
December 2, 2004

Loren "Butch" Hammer loved to collect experiences. He had gone scuba diving alongside whales, jumped from airplanes and piloted CASA 212 smoke jumpers.

Recently, Hammer got a job as a contract pilot flying CASA 212 planes - a two-engine turboprop aircraft - in transport missions in....

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