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| Date: | Friday 4 December 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-3A Orion |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 150508 |
| MSN: | 185-5034 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 40 km W off Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP), Philippines -
 Pacific Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP/RPMB) |
| Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP/RPMB) |
Onboard fire caused by launching magnesium flares. The aircraft crashed into the sea.
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
The Milwaukee Journal - Dec 4, 1964
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