Accident Grumman SA-16A Albatross 51-062,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335411
 

Date:Friday 13 February 1953
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic U16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman SA-16A Albatross
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 51-062
MSN: G-141
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:3 km SW of Moji, Honshu Island -   Japan
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Beppu Airport (BPU)
Destination airport:Ashiya Air Base (RJFA)
Narrative:
Crashed into mountains in Japan in bad weather.

Sources:

USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
The Free-Lance Star - Feb 13, 1953

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