ASN Aircraft accident Grumman SA-16A Albatross 49-069 Argentia NAS, NL (NWP)
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Date:Monday 12 March 1956
Type:Silhouette image of generic U16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Grumman SA-16A Albatross
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 49-069
MSN: G-27
First flight: 1950
Crew:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:1,5 km (0.9 mls) off Argentia NAS, NL (NWP) (   Canada)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Argentia NAS, NL (NWP), Canada
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Crashed into Placentia Bay immediately after takeoff from Naval Air Station Argentia (NWP).
The aircraft was on a delivery flight from Amarillo, Texas to Spain to be taken on charge by the Spanish Air Force. En route stops were planned at Argentia NAS and the Azores.

Sources:
» Daily News, 13 March 1956
» Hartford Courant (Mar 13, 1956)
» George Armstrong (E-mail 20-7-2016)


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