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| Date: | Saturday 22 January 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman US-2D Tracker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 149252 |
| MSN: | 94 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Tonkin -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Hornet (CVS-12)/VS-35 |
From August 1965 to March 1966 VS-35 was based aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet,and was engaged in combat operations ( surface and sub-surface surveillance ) in the Gulf of Tonkin.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Oct-2013 09:40 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2022 08:48 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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