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| Date: | Tuesday 13 January 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman SA-16A Albatross |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-0061 |
| MSN: | G-139 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Korean coast -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Capsized in high seas during SAR mission in heavy icing conditions.
Sources:
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
Could this be in error? according to the USAF individual aircraft record card, 51-0061 was w/o on 16.01.52
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 January 1952 | 51-0061 | USAF - 3rd Air Rescue Squadron/Det.1 | 0 | Korean coast | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2025 11:31 | phlamberts | Updated [Registration, Country, Source, ] |
| 03-May-2025 11:33 | ASN | Updated [Country, ] |
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