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| Date: | Friday 9 November 1956 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Martin P5M-1 Marlin |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 127705 |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Wright R-3350 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 570 km N off Bermuda -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bermuda-Kindley Field NAS (NWU) |
| Bermuda-Kindley Field NAS (NWU) |
Crashed at sea; reportedly on fire before the accident.
The aircraft was part of the VP-49 patrol squadron.
Sources:
US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos
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