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| Date: | Wednesday 8 February 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman HU-16E Albatross |
| Owner/operator: | United States Coast Guard |
| Registration: | 1271 |
| MSN: | G-247 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Saint Paul Island Airport, AK (SNP) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kodiak NAS, AK (ADQ/PADQ) |
| Saint Paul Island Airport, AK (SNP/PASN) |
Crashed during an attempted landing at St Paul Island in blinding snow conditions.
Sources:
US Coast Guard Aircraft Serial Numbers
El Litoral 9-2-1967
The United States Coast Guard and National Defense / Thomas P. Ostrom
Location
Images:
photo (c) Mike May; Port Clarence USCG Loran Station, AK; 1966
Photo: US Coast Guard
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2025 07:35 | ASN | Updated [Photo, ] |
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