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| Date: | Thursday 24 November 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman C-1A Trader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 136772 |
| MSN: | 25 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Palma, Majorca, Spain |
| Sigonella NAS, Sicily |
Two Grumman C-1A Trader aircraft, 136753 and 136772 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea after a suspected in-flight mid-air collision 150 miles from Palma, Spain. Only debris found & 7 MIA.
Sources:
vr-24.org
- JBaugher
L'Unita 26 November 1983, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2010 12:33 | TB | Added |
| 22-Oct-2016 18:54 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-May-2017 10:02 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 07-Feb-2020 17:10 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 25-Mar-2022 15:58 | PolandMoment | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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