Accident Grumman SA-16A Albatross 51-0055,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335593
 

Date:Friday 16 May 1952
Time:
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: 51-0055
MSN: G-132
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Eyjafjallajökull -   Iceland
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Keflavík Naval Air Station (KEF/BIKF)
Destination airport:Keflavík Naval Air Station (KEF/BIKF)
Narrative:
Crashed into a glacier in poor weather.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Vísir, 19 May 1952

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