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| Date: | Saturday 6 June 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman SA-16B Albatross |
| Owner/operator: | USAF - 58th Air Rescue Squadron |
| Registration: | 51-7149 |
| MSN: | G-199 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nabeul -
 Tunisia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tripoli-Wheelus Air Base (MJI/HLLM) |
Crashed after engine failure. The pilot, Joseph E. Hessom, was killed. Five crew men were seriously injured and two escaped unhurt.
The aircraft was engaged in a search mission for three aircraft missing on a flight from the aircraft carrier Coral Sea.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
The David Hessom of John Family
USAF individual aircraft record cards indicate this crash as having involved 51-7149. The date mentioned on the card is 15.06.1953
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2025 14:57 | ASN | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 20-Apr-2025 15:47 | phlamberts | Updated [Registration, Cn, Country, Source, Damage, ] |
| 20-Apr-2025 15:48 | ASN | Updated [Country, ] |
| 03-May-2025 10:11 | phlamberts | Updated [Aircraft type, Country, Source, ] |
| 03-May-2025 10:11 | phlamberts | Updated [Operator, ] |
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