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| Date: | Thursday 9 April 1959 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: | Martin P5M-2 Marlin |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cheju Isand -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Iwakuni, Japan (06:09) |
| Korea |
Navy seaplane disappeared on a training flight. Discovered on the mountain a few days later.
Sources:
Toledo Blade 14 April 1959, p9
Youngstown Vindicator 9 April 1959, p1/11 April 1959, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2017 19:01 | TB | Added |
| 30-Oct-2017 19:04 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Nov-2017 19:15 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 28-Nov-2017 19:21 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 25-Mar-2022 15:58 | PolandMoment | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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