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| Date: | Wednesday 3 December 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Sikorsky H-37 (HR2S-1) Mojave |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | BUNO 140320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Washington, DC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Patuxent NAS, MD |
| Anacostia NAS |
Crashed into fog-covered Potomac River. As "HR2-S" or "HR2S" in media report.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 4 December 1958, p1
Santa Cruz Sentinel 4 December 1958, p10
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2017 13:21 | TB | Added |
| 11-Dec-2017 14:10 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Aug-2022 17:44 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 08-Jan-2024 20:44 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Photo, ] |
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