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| Date: | Thursday 25 February 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM 3S Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | Marine Luchtvaartdienst - MLD (Dutch Navy) |
| Registration: | A-20 |
| MSN: | 53212 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 60mls E off Gibraltar -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gibraltar |
| Gibraltar |
Emergency landing in sea due to an engine fire.
Sources:
http://www.veteraneninstituut.nl/media/med_view.asp?med_id=227
Algemeen Handelsblad
26-02-1960
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2008 08:33 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-May-2019 10:54 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jul-2022 08:52 | Cobar | Updated |
| 10-Jul-2022 08:53 | Cobar | Updated |
| 10-Jul-2022 09:01 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 10-Jul-2022 09:03 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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