Narrative:
Collided with the ground during touch-and-go training. Reportedly the wrong fuel cut-off switch was activated.
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
» VPNavy.org
» The Straits Times 29 June 1965, p3
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 27 July 1965 |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-3A Orion |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 151380 |
| MSN: | 185-5093 |
| First flight: | 1964 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Bermuda-Kindley Field NAS (NWU) ( Bermuda)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bermuda-Kindley Field NAS (NWU), Bermuda |
| Bermuda-Kindley Field NAS (NWU), Bermuda |
Collided with the ground during touch-and-go training. Reportedly the wrong fuel cut-off switch was activated.
Sources:
» P-3 Orion Aircraft Location Report (P-3 Orion Research Group - The Netherlands)» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
» VPNavy.org
» The Straits Times 29 June 1965, p3
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