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| Date: | Tuesday 3 October 1995 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing Vertol HH-46D |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Virginia Capes -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Guam |
| USS Guam |
While conducting night search and rescue operations off USS Guam, aircraft crashed at sea. Was later recovered during investigation. All four crew were lost.
Sources:
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/ROBERT_W._VOGEL,_LT,_USN
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1995/10/05/copter-crash-off-virginia-beach-kills-4-crewmen/fa38ccc2-43ce-44ee-a870-f69bd7eb0de8/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jun-2022 06:48 | Charger | Added |
| 27-Jun-2022 06:49 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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