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| Date: | Friday 21 October 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 157139 |
| MSN: | 65232 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 37 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mindoro -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed about 80 miles SW of Manila at the end of a Navy & Marine Corps 2-week training exercise: Was there, Golf company 2nd bat/ 3 marine, 1st marine brigade. Were two miles away, plus or minus, on a ridgeline, perfect line of sight, she came in loaded up, made it about one hundred feet then headed over and down in a tumble, all corpsman up and adem, sad sight
Sources:
JBaugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2017 19:19 | TB | Added |
| 02-Nov-2022 14:45 | Rodger Asai | Updated [Date, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Feb-2025 17:54 | oldmarine | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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