Accident Grumman HU-16B Albatross 51-0058, Saturday 3 July 1965
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Date:Saturday 3 July 1965
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic U16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman HU-16B Albatross
Owner/operator:USAF - 33rd Air Rescue & Recovery Squadron
Registration: 51-0058
MSN: G-136
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Gulf of Tonkin -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed 120 miles off the North Vietnamese coast.

Sources:

US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
USAF individual aircraft record card

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-May-2025 10:04 Anon. Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, ]

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