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| Date: | Thursday 16 October 1958 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Douglas EA-3A Skywarrior |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 130356 |
| MSN: | 7/9257 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bağlarbaşi area -
 Türkiye
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Adana/Incirlik AB |
(1) Crashed on approach to Adana Air Base.
(2) An "American transport plane" crashed after departing Adana Air Base, killing five American aviators "the night before".
Sources:
(1) Forgotten Jets
A-3 Skywarrior Assoiation
(2) Milliyet Arsivi 18 October 1958, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2021 07:20 | harro | Added |
| 13-Aug-2022 13:33 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2022 13:36 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
| 13-Aug-2022 16:04 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2022 16:12 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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