Accident Douglas EA-3A Skywarrior 130356 ,
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Date:Thursday 16 October 1958
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic A3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas EA-3A Skywarrior
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 130356
MSN: 7/9257
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bağlarbaşi area -   Turkey
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Adana/Incirlik AB
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
(1) Crashed on approach to Adana Air Base.
(2) An "American transport plane" crashed after departing Adana Air Base, killing five American aviators "the night before".

Sources:

(1) Forgotten Jets
A-3 Skywarrior Assoiation
(2) Milliyet Arsivi 18 October 1958, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Apr-2021 07:20 harro Added
13-Aug-2022 13:33 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
13-Aug-2022 13:36 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn]
13-Aug-2022 16:04 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
13-Aug-2022 16:12 TB Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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