Incident Boeing CH-47A Chinook 62-02126,
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Date:Thursday 4 March 1965
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing CH-47A Chinook
Owner/operator:United States Army Aviation
Registration: 62-02126
MSN: B.042
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Fort Benning, GA -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed. Xmsn oil fitting failed causing aft of aircraft to catch fire. Pilots tried to fly to an airfield and failed. Flt Eng John Sansing was killed in subsequent crash.

Sources:

http://www.chinook-helicopter.com/history/aircraft/A_Models/62-02126/62-02126.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Aug-2010 13:19 TB Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative]
08-Apr-2012 15:30 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative]
13-Jun-2012 06:39 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative]
17-Dec-2013 07:21 Strtrdr Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative]
04-Jun-2023 01:03 Ron Averes Updated [[Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative]]

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