Narrative:
The Albatross amphibian aircraft crashed into the Alboran Sea during an ASW mission.
» Scramble
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 1 July 1969 |
| Type: |  Grumman SA-16B Albatross (HU-16) |
| Operator: | Ejército del Aire |
| Registration: | AN.1-7 |
| MSN: | G-222 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Alborán Island ( Spain)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jerez Air Base (XRY/LEJR), Spain |
| ? |
The Albatross amphibian aircraft crashed into the Alboran Sea during an ASW mission.
Sources:
» ABC (Madrid) 3 July 1969, p33» Scramble
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