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| Date: | Saturday 29 January 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman C-2A Greyhound |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 155122 |
| MSN: | 17 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea -
 Mediterranean Sea
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Napoli-Capodichino Airport (NAP/LIRN) |
| USS Independence |
Crashed into sea while attempting to land on carrier USS Independence. The aircraft sank six minutes after impact with the two pilots trapped in the cockpit.
Sources:
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
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