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| Date: | Friday 15 November 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman C-1A Trader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 136764 |
| MSN: | 17 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chania, Krete -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Souda Bay |
| USS Wasp |
Crashed in mountains at 2048 meters height while returning to USS Wasp from COD mission. VRC-40.
Sources:
personal serch..to the site of the Crash
- JBaugher
Images:
spathi mountain chania..12/june/2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2016 17:05 | stavros | Added |
| 22-Oct-2016 18:22 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Oct-2016 18:24 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 22-Oct-2016 18:25 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 18-Sep-2017 16:19 | jmickle | Updated [Date, ] |
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