Narrative:
Crashed during a logistics flight. The airplane was based as NAS Cubi Point.
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
» The Spokesman-Review - Dec 13, 1971
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 12 December 1971 |
| Type: |  Grumman C-2A Greyhound |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 152793 |
| MSN: | 10 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 320 km (200 mls) SW of Cubi Point NAS, Philippines [South China Sea] ( Pacific Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS (NCP/RPMB), Philippines |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
Crashed during a logistics flight. The airplane was based as NAS Cubi Point.
Sources:
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
» The Spokesman-Review - Dec 13, 1971
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS to Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport as the crow flies is 1532 km (958 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Luzon Island-Cubi Point NAS to Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport as the crow flies is 1532 km (958 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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