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| Date: | Friday 5 April 1968 |
| Time: | 03:10 |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-3A Orion |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 151350 |
| MSN: | 185-5063 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 320 km E off Okinawa [China Sea] -
 Pacific Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Okinawa-Naha AFB (AHA) |
| Okinawa-Naha AFB (AHA) |
The aircraft contacted the water of the China Sea and broke in three pieces on impact. The wreckage sank to a depth of 1600 metres. Four crew members survived the accident.
Sources:
P-3 Orion Aircraft Location Report (P-3 Orion Research Group - The Netherlands)
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
VPNavy.org
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