Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 9 November 1961 |
Type: | Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune |
Operator: | United States Navy |
Registration: | 131505 |
MSN: | 426-5386 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | off Virginia ( United States of America)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | Brunswick NAS, ME (NHZ/KNHZ), United States of America |
Narrative:Lost at sea off Virginia coast. The aircraft reportedly departed from the USS Lake Champlain aircraft carrier.
Sources:
» Hamburger Abendblatt 9 November 1961, p26
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US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.