Wirestrike Accident helicopter , Saturday 11 August 1962
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Date:Saturday 11 August 1962
Time:
Type:helicopter
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:N of Lambertville, PA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Williow Grove NAS, PA
Destination airport:New York, DC
Narrative:
Snapped two power lines and crash-landed into shallow water of Delaware River.

Sources:

Youngstown Vindicator 12 August 1962, pA10

Revision history:

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10-May-2021 17:31 TB Added

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