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| Date: | Wednesday 19 December 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas A-4S Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSiAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Luzon Island-Clark Air Base -
 Pacific Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luzon Island-Clark Air Base |
| Luzon Island-Clark Air Base |
Three Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft, carrying four pilot, went missing during a routing training flight out of Clark Air Base, Philippines. Wreckages found near Baler Bay January 1980.
Sources:
http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19791220-1.2.10.aspx
New Straits Times 3 January 1980, p24
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2015 08:41 | harro | Added |
| 09-Feb-2019 20:58 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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