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| Date: | Sunday 12 December 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman C-2A Greyhound |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 152793 |
| MSN: | 10 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 320 km SW of Cubi Point NAS, Philippines [South China Sea] -
 Pacific Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP/RPMB) |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) |
Crashed during a logistics flight. The airplane was based as NAS Cubi Point.
Sources:
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
The Spokesman-Review - Dec 13, 1971
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