Narrative:
The Albatross amphibian plane failed to return from a rescue mission. It took off in response to a distress signal from a fishing boat near the Carrabelle sea buoy in the Gulf of Mexico.
» St. Petersburg Times - Mar 7, 196
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Sunday 5 March 1967 |
| Type: |  Grumman HU-16E Albatross |
| Operator: | United States Coast Guard |
| Registration: | 1240 |
| MSN: | G-61 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico ( Atlantic Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | St. Petersburg International Airport, FL (PIE/KPIE), United States of America |
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The Albatross amphibian plane failed to return from a rescue mission. It took off in response to a distress signal from a fishing boat near the Carrabelle sea buoy in the Gulf of Mexico.
Sources:
» US Coast Guard Aircraft Serial Numbers» St. Petersburg Times - Mar 7, 196
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