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| Date: | Sunday 11 November 1956 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Martin P5M Marlin |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Faial, Azores -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Bermuda |
Sea plane from Norfolk NAS crashed in sea tail first after take-off. Pilot Capt Charles H. Hoke (AD1) among victims.
Sources:
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010883/02050/
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 12 November 1956, p1
Victoria Advocat 11 November 1956, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Dec-2015 09:44 | TB | Added |
| 24-Nov-2017 20:17 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Dec-2017 20:01 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Feb-2021 20:18 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
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