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| Date: | Saturday 30 May 1987 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-76 (AUH-76) |
| Owner/operator: | Philippine Air Force |
| Registration: | 208 |
| MSN: | 760247 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Manila Bay -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Villamor Air Base, Manila (05:50) |
Crashed into water on hour in flight during filming sortie for "Missing in Action III". German cameraman Max Motschmann survived. On dump at Sangley Point AB.
Sources:
Flight International 14 May 1988
Scramble
Observer-Reporter 31 May 1987, p6
Hamburger Abendblatt 1 June 1987
Manila Standard 31 May 1987, p1+6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2013 10:42 | TB | Added |
| 17-Feb-2013 12:36 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-Nov-2013 15:57 | TB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Feb-2018 07:46 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jun-2018 17:20 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
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