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| Date: | Friday 29 July 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft SNB (C-45) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 25 mi from NAS Atsugi -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Atsugi NAS |
Hit a mountain after take-off. Lt Cmdr Harold Thorp (37), attached to the aircraft carrier Oriskany.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 3 August 1960, p13
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2021 18:44 | TB | Added |
| 03-Feb-2022 17:54 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
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