Incident Boeing P-8A Poseidon , Monday 15 November 2021
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Date:Monday 15 November 2021
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing P-8A Poseidon
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington -   United States of America
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
A US Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon sustained substantial damage to the left-side horizontal stabilizer at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, as it hit a sonobuoy servicing truck during taxi.
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Sources:

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2021/12/08/navy-p-8-poseidon-damaged-after-backing-into-sonobuoy-truck/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Dec-2021 09:39 gerard57 Added
09-Dec-2021 09:50 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ]

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