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| Date: | Tuesday 8 October 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-34D (S-58A) Seahorse |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 148781 |
| MSN: | 58-1350 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Saigon, SVN -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Two helicopters collided during search for missing fighter.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 10 October 1963, p1
JBaugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2015 18:53 | TB | Added |
| 14-May-2015 19:15 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 12-Jun-2021 19:33 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
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