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| Date: | Tuesday 19 January 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Martin P4M-1Q Mercator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 124365 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mt Karanfil -
 Türkiye
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Napoli |
| Adana/Incirlik |
Crashed into Mount Karanfil killing all 16. Their bodies were recovered by the RAF Nicosia MRT.
Sources:
El Litoral 20 January 1960, p1
Milliyet Gazete 20 January 1960, p5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2015 16:46 | TB | Added |
| 25-May-2015 16:55 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Country, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 25-May-2015 16:55 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 22-Nov-2017 14:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 22-Nov-2017 14:59 | TB | Updated [Date, ] |
| 22-Nov-2017 15:14 | TB | Updated [Registration, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Aug-2020 19:39 | refnac | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Dec-2020 14:08 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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