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| Date: | Wednesday 12 December 1984 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King |
| Owner/operator: | HS-15 US Navy |
| Registration: | 152132 |
| MSN: | 61-327 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north Arabian Sea -
 Indian Ocean
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Indepenence (CV-62) |
Crashed into sea. One crew member missing and presumed dead.
Sources:
https://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
Scramble
New Straits Times 15 December 1984, p13
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2010 02:40 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Mar-2017 18:55 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2017 07:44 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Feb-2019 15:28 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jan-2025 07:04 | Tetrapack | Updated [Cn, Operator, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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