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| Date: | Tuesday 17 February 1959 |
| Time: | 02:00 |
| Type: | blimp |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pinetown, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Glynco NAS, Brunswick, GA |
| Lakehurst, NAS, NJ |
Crashed in marshland and caught fire.
Sources:
La Nacion 18 February 1959, p30
Diário de Lisboa 17 February 1959, p16
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2017 17:44 | TB | Added |
| 22-Oct-2017 16:10 | TB | Updated [Date, Source, ] |
| 29-Oct-2017 20:30 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, ] |
| 22-Feb-2024 12:27 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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