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| Date: | Thursday 17 March 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM-3R Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 69396 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mi off Athens Airport -
 Greece
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Navy mail plane of U.S. Ambassy crashed at sea after radioed engine trouble. Fred McInnis Walters.
Sources:
Times Daily 17 March 1955, p1
AAIR (KSSP)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2017 13:16 | TB | Added |
| 23-Sep-2022 17:09 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
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