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| Date: | Friday 23 June 1967 |
| Time: | 09:03 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-53A Sea Stallion |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 153305 / VJ |
| MSN: | 65-082 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | N of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAF NEW RIVER |
| NEW RIVER / CAMP GIEGER |
Mid-air collision with US Army Bell UH-1B 63-8572 while taking off near Jacksonville, NC
and crashed, killing all on board. The Bell crash landed, killing two of the 15 on board.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 24.6.1967, p1
- JF Baugher
Images:
Taken by a friend hours after the crash.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2010 18:43 | angels one five | Added |
| 03-Aug-2010 14:42 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 13-Jul-2011 01:44 | FRENCHY | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, ] |
| 31-Aug-2012 07:29 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Dec-2012 08:58 | TB | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Aug-2013 13:18 | Uli Elch | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Sep-2019 19:34 | Norm Frenchy LaFount | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Photo, ] |
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