Accident Grumman C-2A Greyhound 152793,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330654
 

Date:Sunday 12 December 1971
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Type:Silhouette image of generic C2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman C-2A Greyhound
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 152793
MSN: 10
Fatalities:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:320 km SW of Cubi Point NAS, Philippines [South China Sea] -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP/RPMB)
Destination airport:Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS)
Narrative:
Crashed during a logistics flight. The airplane was based as NAS Cubi Point.

Sources:

US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
The Spokesman-Review - Dec 13, 1971

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