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Date:Tuesday 17 February 1959
Time:02:00
Type:blimp
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pinetown, NC -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Glynco NAS, Brunswick, GA
Destination airport:Lakehurst, NAS, NJ
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in marshland and caught fire.

Sources:

La Nacion 18 February 1959, p30
Diário de Lisboa 17 February 1959, p16

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Feb-2017 17:44 TB Added
22-Oct-2017 16:10 TB Updated [Date, Source]
29-Oct-2017 20:30 TB Updated [Date, Time]
22-Feb-2024 12:27 Cobar Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport]

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