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| Date: | Thursday 18 April 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna OA-37B Dragonfly |
| Owner/operator: | USAF - 103rd Tactical Air Support Squadron (PA ANG) |
| Registration: | 68-7970 |
| MSN: | 43117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 25 km off Puerto Tela -
 Honduras
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | San Pedro Sula |
Crashed in Atlantic Ocean during US-Honduras exercise "Ahua Tara III". Two USAF occupants.
Sources:
O Estado de S.Paulo 20 April 1985, p8
USAF Aerospace Vehicle Inventory History reports
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Sep-2021 13:01 | TB | Added |
| 01-Nov-2025 07:11 | phlamberts | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
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