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Year Honored
2001
Honoree
Delmar A Baer, Jr.
Agency
REMSA/Care Flight
Agency City
Reno
Agency State
NV
Last Call
6/21/87
Cause of Death
Medical Aviation Accident
Biography
Known as a valued member, he gave of himself whenever needed. He was a genuine professional. It is said in the Bible "let men be known by their works." If this is true, then Del was indeed a great person." His life was spent in service to others.<br /> <br /> Delmar Baer, Jr. was on a routine transport call to a small hospital in Bridgeport, California. He was to transport a patient suffering from pulmonary edema. However, he never made it. The fixed-wing airplane fell from the sky and plunged into the Bridgeport Reservoir, which is adjacent to the town of Bridgeport, south of Reno, Nevada. He was attempting to land at the airport at the time of the accident. The plane was found twenty-three feet under water. Mr. Baer, and a flight nurse on board, died from blunt force trauma.<br /> <br /> Mr. Baer, 42, was employed by Reno Flying Service as a pilot for fixed-wing aircraft for the Care Flight program. He was a highly respected pilot who came to Care Flight with 8,600 hours as a pilot-in-command. Del was rated an airline transport pilot, held ratings to fly multi and single-engine airplanes, and was certified as an instructor for both types of planes. He also held an advanced instrument ground instructor license and was a certified airframe and power plant mechanic.<br /> <br /> His mother, Nelli Baer, brother Steven, and a sister Lee Waters survive Delmar Baer, Jr.<br /> <br /> Honored 2001