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| Date: | Wednesday 15 April 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman SA-16A Albatross |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-5286 |
| MSN: | G-167 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Baltimore Harbor Field, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Baltimore Harbor Field, MD |
Crashed into shallow harbor water shortly after take-off as third and last attempt to take-off.
Sources:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 16 April 1959, p1
USAF individual aircraft record card
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2025 10:11 | phlamberts | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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