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| Date: | Thursday 27 January 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed EC-121M Super Constellation |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 135751 |
| MSN: | 4318 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6555 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Atsugi NAS (NJA) -
 Japan
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The EC-121M from the Fleet Airborne Reconnaissance Sqdn One (VQ-1) had the radome being while "curing" with heat lamps. Fire started when wind blew heat lamps against the radome.
Sources:
The Willy Victor Roster
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