Sergeant Robert Lee Bittick, Alaska State Troopers, Alaska

Sergeant Robert Lee Bittick

Alaska State Troopers, Alaska

End of Watch Tuesday, October 11, 1994

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Robert Lee Bittick

Sergeant Robert Bittick and Deputy Commissioner Claude Everett Swackhammer, of the Alaska Department of Public Safety, were killed in an airplane accident in British Columbia, Canada, just north of Haines, Alaskaa.

Sergeant Bittick was piloting the plane back to Juneau when it crashed during a period of bad weather.

Sergeant Bittick had served with the Alaska State Troopers for 15 years. He is survived by his wife, four adult children and their spouses, and 7 grandchildren.

Bio

Age 55
Tour 15 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Aircraft accident
Location Overseas

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Remember this accident vividly, we lived in Haines and it was a terrible loss for the state and the families…..Rest In Peace….

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