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| Date: | Saturday 14 December 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman SA-16A Albatross |
| Owner/operator: | USAF - 64th Air Rescue Squadron |
| Registration: | 51-0057 |
| MSN: | G-135 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | near San Diego, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Norton AFB, CA |
The "SA-16 Grumman" twin-engine amphibian plane crash-landed on a beach and destroyed by fire during practicing air rescue landings in the San Diego Bay. Crew escaped without injury. The right engine was wrapped in flames shortly after one take-off.
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 15 December 1957, p13 (photo)
USAF individual aircraft record card
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2022 13:15 | TB | Added |
| 03-May-2025 11:31 | phlamberts | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
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