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| Date: | Monday 19 September 1960 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Grumman S2F-1 Tracker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Cape Hatteras, NC -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Norfolk, VA |
Crashed into the sea on a night training mission. Two missing, two rescued seriously injured by helicopter.
Sources:
Santa Cruz Sentinel 20 September 1960, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2022 13:18 | TB | Added |
| 13-Aug-2022 08:26 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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