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| Date: | Tuesday 4 April 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky HO3S-1 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 122709 |
| MSN: | 5187 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean off Quonset Point, RI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USS Wright |
Crashed during landing on ship. Two killed and four injured.
Sources:
Correio da Manha 6 April 1950, p6
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/Navy/asp/USN_Type_Helicopters.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2019 13:09 | TB | Added |
| 18-Feb-2025 14:17 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage, ] |
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