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Date: | Saturday 4 December 1976 |
Time: | |
Type: | Grumman S-2E Tracker |
Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Navy (RAN) |
Registration: | N12-153601 |
MSN: | 345C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | NAS Nowra, NSW -
Australia
|
Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | NAS Nowra (YSNW) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Destroyed in hangar fire.
A fire was deliberately lit by a Fleet Air Arm member near the aircraft hangars.
The fire destroyed 10 and seriously damaged 2 of the 13 Grumman S-2 Trackers in the RAN's possession.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Wikipedia (En):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Albatross_(air_station)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Jun-2014 08:54 |
Uli Elch |
Added |
25-Jun-2014 09:02 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Date, Registration, Cn] |
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