Accident Grumman SA-16A Albatross 51-7197,
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Date:Tuesday 18 January 1955
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Type:Silhouette image of generic U16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman SA-16A Albatross
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 51-7197
MSN: G-262
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:4,8 km E of Jardín, Antioquia -   Colombia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Panama City-Albrook AFB
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed during search for a missing Beech Bonanza aircraft of G.O. Rockwell.

Sources:

El Tiempo 19 January 1955, p1+15
The Panama American, January 20, 1955

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