Lt. Iain McConnell interview, 2006 May 4.

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Lt. Iain McConnell interview, 2006 May 4.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/192097153

Interview of Lt. Iain McConnell, USCG, including a brief history of his USCG career and training in helicopter rescue missions; detailed descriptions of hurricane Katrina search and rescue missions beginning in the Gulfport, Miss., area, and the remainder of the time rescuing flood victims from New Orleans rooftops; and McConnell's descriptions of the Coast Guard's improvised rescue techniques and air traffic communications above New Orleans and his recommendations for development of a standardized method for tracking aircraft flying below by placing air traffic controllers at high altitudes.

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United States Coast Guard, Historian's Office

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