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| Date: | Tuesday 18 February 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman E-1B Tracer (C-1 Trader) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 147235 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Santa Catarina Island, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Kearsarge |
| NAS North Island, CA/VAW-111 |
Crashed in rain into mountains after had been practicing takeoff and landings from carrier, based at Long Beach, and was to have landed at NAS North Island.
Sources:
Sa Bernardino Sun 19 February 1969, p6
PR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2022 20:17 | TB | Added |
| 16-Sep-2024 12:28 | C | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
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