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Date: | Sunday 11 November 1956 |
Time: | afternoon |
Type: | Martin P5M Marlin |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 9 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Faial, Azores -
Portugal
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Bermuda |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Sea plane from Norfolk NAS crashed in sea tail first after take-off. Pilot Capt Charles H. Hoke (AD1) among victims.
Sources:
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010883/02050/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 12 November 1956, p1
Victoria Advocat 11 November 1956, p1
Revision history:
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24-Nov-2017 20:17 |
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05-Dec-2017 20:01 |
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10-Feb-2021 20:18 |
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