ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56041
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 May 1989 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Boeing CH-46E Sea Knight |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 154848 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 22 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | S of Kadena AFB, Okinawa -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Denver |
| USS Denver | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fourteen Marines were missing and another eight were plucked from the Pacific Ocean minutes after a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed Tuesday 30 May 1989 south of Okinawa during a night training operation, a Marine spokesman said.
Victims were 13 Marines and 1 Navy Corpsman.
Sources:
http://articles.latimes.com/1989-05-31/local/me-1078_1_sea-knights-marine-spokesman-marine-officials
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3945834.html
www.tulsaworld.com/.../u.../article_b1cdf0d7-ef54-5d87-beea-b5c6fc82908e.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2013 12:06 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2013 20:06 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location] |
| 04-Aug-2017 05:58 | Rodger Asai | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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