Accident Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King 149693, Saturday 7 January 1978
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Date:Saturday 7 January 1978
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic S61 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: 149693
MSN: 61-106
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location: -   Mediterranean Sea
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
Destination airport:USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
Narrative:
Code AJ-734 of HS-9, crashed on a SAR flight from USS Nimitz (CVN-68).

Sources:

scramble.nl
https://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries18.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jan-2010 11:54 TB Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ]
10-Feb-2020 11:24 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
14-Jan-2025 11:40 Tetrapack Updated [Cn, Operator, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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