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| Date: | Wednesday 8 January 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 153296 |
| MSN: | 65-073 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Whaleyville, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS New River, NC (NCA/KNCA) |
| Wrightstown-McGuire AFB, NJ (WRI/KWRI) |
Crashed on a farm near Whaleyville during a routine training mission from New River, NC to McGuire AFB, NJ.
Killed:
* 1st Lt. Granville D. Pullen
* 1st Lt. Edwin J. Ruff Jr.
* LCpl. John V. Cataldi
* Sgt. Ralph C. Schlectic
* A1C Mark D. Lamascus
Sources:
Obituary of one of the occupants: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=PULLEN&GSfn=GRANVILLE&GSmn=D.&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=74292992&df=all&
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2017 17:37 | skonesam | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jul-2023 16:36 | nhofmann54 | Updated |
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