Summary
On June 18, 1974, the Beaver Island emergency aircraft made its first reported medical evacuation flight. James Janda and William Wilke flew Mrs. John (Lillian) Gallagher from the island at 8:45 p.m. after Dr. Joseph Christie ordered evacuation for a severe nasal hemorrhage; she continued by ground transport from Harbor Springs Airport to Little Traverse Hospital.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper establishes the date, flight, named people, reported medical reason, and transfer sequence. It does not provide a diagnosis, hospital chart, aircraft registration, exact runway, or full pilot/medical biography.
See also
- The Beaver (Beaver Island emergency aircraft, 1974)
- Second medical evacuation by Beaver Island emergency aircraft (1974)
- Lillian Gallagher (1974 emergency-flight patient)
- Jim Janda (1974 emergency aircraft retrieval)
- William Wilke (1974 emergency-flight pilot)
- Joseph Christie (1974 emergency-flight physician)
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, May–June 1974, “Makes First ‘Evacuation’ and Then Second Within One Week.”Reports that James Janda and William Wilke flew Mrs. John (Lillian) Gallagher from Beaver Island at 8:45 p.m. on June 18 after Dr. Joseph Christie ordered evacuation for a severe nasal hemorrhage; it gives the Harbor Springs and Little Traverse Hospital transfer but no exact airport or medical record.
- Beaver Beacon, May–June 1974, “Medical Evacuations.”A later follow-up says Lillian Gallagher was home and doing well after the June 18 evacuation; it supplies no medical record or diagnosis beyond the earlier report.