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The Honolulu Advertiser
Updated at 3:55 p.m., Friday, September 12, 2008

COAST GUARD FLYOVER DURING MEMORIAL
Coast Guard holds memorial service for 4 killed or missing

Advertiser Staff

Hawaii news photo - The Honolulu Advertiser

Two U.S. Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopters flew a "missing man" formation today over Air Station Barbers Point, site of a memorial service for four men killed or missing from a helicopter crash off Honolulu last week.

BRUCE ASATO | Honolulu Advertiser

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About 1,500 people attended a memorial service today for the crew of a Coast Guard helicopter that crashed last Friday.

The service, at Air Station Barbers Point, was for three men killed and one missing from a HH-65 helicopter that crashed during a training mission south of Honolulu International Airport.

Two helicopters did a "missing man" flyover during today's service. One also flew over the crash site to lay a wreath in the water.

Both helicopters are Hawai'i-based but were flown by air crews from Alaska and San Francisco.