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| Date: | Tuesday 24 October 1961 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman UF-1 Albatross |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 10 km W of Izu -
 Japan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Atsugi NAS (NJA/RJTA) |
| Atsugi NAS (NJA/RJTA) |
The Albatross hit Daruma Mountain while on a search mission for a US Navy F8U Crusader that had gone missing.
Sources:
The Pittsburgh Press 24 October 1961, p4
Pacific Stars and Stripes October 26, 1961
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