U.S. Air Force · United States 
Carl Talafous
1993
Carl Richard Talafous served the U.S. Air Force for 5 years. Carl also served in the U.S. Air Force.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Pilot Rick Talafous was killed in a helicopter crash along with two other U.S. Customs Service agents and a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent. The Sikorsky UH-60A they were in struck high-tension power lines 82 feet above the Altamaha River near Hortense, Georgia, as the agents searched for clandestine airstrips and marijuana grow operations. Pilot Talafous was a United States Air Force veteran.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents and two sisters.
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
1976 – 1981
U.S. Air Force
Also Served
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service
Pilot
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