Accident Lockheed C-130A Hercules 56-0516, Friday 10 April 1970
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Date:Friday 10 April 1970
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Type:Silhouette image of generic C130 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed C-130A Hercules
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 56-0516
MSN: 3124
Year of manufacture:1957
Fatalities:Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:24 km SE off Okinawa-Naha AFB (AHA) -   Japan
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Okinawa-Naha AFB (AHA)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Bleed air leak and double engine failure; ditched.

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