ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184720
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| Date: | Saturday 25 May 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-16R |
| Owner/operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 150 mi W of Norway -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Severomorsk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into the North Sea after overflying USS 'Essex' four times. All three bodies were salvaged.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 27 May 1968, p2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08UGtnyhs38
https://theaviationist.com/2016/04/14/that-time-a-soviet-bomber-crashed-into-the-sea-after-buzzing-a-u-s-aircraft-carrier/
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=6116.0
The Indian Express 26 May 1968, p7
Media:
#Thread Picture update pic.twitter.com/Dy184IVC7i
— Air Safety #OTD by Francisco Cunha (@OnDisasters) May 24, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2016 10:53 | TB | Added |
| 24-Aug-2017 07:46 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source] |
| 18-Jan-2019 18:35 | TB | Updated [Date, Source] |
| 30-Apr-2022 05:45 | PolandMoment | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 30-Apr-2022 05:45 | PolandMoment | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 30-Apr-2022 05:45 | PolandMoment | Updated [[Total occupants]] |
| 02-May-2022 17:43 | PolandMoment | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2022 19:50 | PolandMoment | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-May-2022 12:43 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
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