ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56958
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 August 1976 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Tupolev Tu-95RTs |
| Owner/operator: | Soviet Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 66MRTS304 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Canada -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cuba |
| USSR | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in sea, about 230 miles SW of St. John's. 10-12 crew. The entire crew perished in the crash.
Sources:
Scramble 272
La Nación 6 August 1976, p24A/28 August 1976, p38A
https://www.defencetalk.com/military/forums/t/tu95-crash-in-august-1976-in-sargasso-sea.8444/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Jun-2017 13:09 | TB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2017 15:25 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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