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| Date: | Thursday 15 August 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 149911 |
| MSN: | 61181 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Alaska -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Bennington |
Carrier based jet helicopter crashed.
Sources:
La Habra Star 16 August 1963, pB3
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020662/1963-08-16/ed-1/seq-1/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2022 06:53 | TB | Added |
| 31-Jul-2022 07:00 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jun-2024 11:35 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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