Narrative:
Crashed into a glacier in poor weather.
» Vísir, 19 May 1952
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 16 May 1952 |
| Type: |  Grumman SA-16A Albatross |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-0055 |
| MSN: | G-132 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Eyjafjallajökull ( Iceland)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Keflavík Naval Air Station (KEF/BIKF), Iceland |
| Keflavík Naval Air Station (KEF/BIKF), Iceland |
Crashed into a glacier in poor weather.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Vísir, 19 May 1952
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