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| Date: | Monday 17 January 1972 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Grumman C-1A Trader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 146037 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Catania, Sicily -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Naples NAS |
| Sigonella NAS, Sicily |
Disappeared during a heavy thunderstorm in the vicinity of Mt.Etna en route from Naples to Sigonella. Aircraft not immediately found & 6 MIA. VR-24. Last contact with Naples 14:00. The crash site was eventually located and bodies were recovered.
Sources:
vr-24.org
La Nación 19 January 1972, p20
Jan van Waarde
L'Unita 19 January 1972, p5
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49345177/john-michael-o%27sullivan
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Apr-2010 12:02 | TB | Updated [Date, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Oct-2016 18:35 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Apr-2017 15:48 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Oct-2018 13:44 | J155 | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 09-Aug-2019 20:27 | Frank Chambers | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jan-2020 20:48 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Mar-2022 15:58 | PolandMoment | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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