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| Date: | Saturday 8 December 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lockheed S-3A Viking |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 160154 |
| MSN: | 394A-3136 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off NAS Rota -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | VS-30 |
Aircraft impacted the Atlantic water while conducting, special interest reconnaissance pattern. Cause: Unknown. At least one fatality, Lt (jg) John Willie Smith, Jr (25).
Sources:
Airborne Log, S-3 Viking 20th Anniversary Review (9 DEC 79)
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jan-2016 09:03 | 78Delta | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Feb-2017 16:38 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Feb-2020 11:34 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 25-Mar-2022 20:53 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Mar-2022 21:34 | TB | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
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