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| Date: | Thursday 14 October 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman SA-16A Albatross |
| Owner/operator: | USAF - 54th Air Rescue Squadron |
| Registration: | 51-5297 |
| MSN: | G-179 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Goose Bay Air Base, NL (YYR) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
Three SA-16 amphibian planes (51-5297, 51-5298, 51-7179), a helicopter and several motor vehicles were destroyed by fire in a USAF hangar.
Sources:
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 16 October 1954, p15
s/n from USAF individual aircraft record card
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2025 12:18 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 19-Apr-2025 12:18 | phlamberts | Updated [Registration, Cn, Country, Source, ] |
| 22-Apr-2025 11:25 | ASN | Updated [Country, Narrative, ] |
| 03-May-2025 11:31 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
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