Incident Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly Green Giant 67-14716,
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Date:Tuesday 18 December 1979
Time:19:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic S61R model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly Green Giant
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 67-14716
MSN: 61.618
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mosfellsheidhi, W of Keflavik -   Iceland
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Involved in rescue of Cessna 172 crew. Engine failure on take-off. Capt Charles K. Singelton.

Sources:

http://timarit.is/files/16868901.pdf
https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2019/11/10/survived_two_plane_crashes_in_a_single_day/
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=31429
Scramble.nl

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Oct-2017 18:33 Anon. Added
03-Oct-2017 18:34 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator]
03-Apr-2019 10:54 Anon. Updated [Source]
22-Jun-2019 15:44 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
14-Dec-2019 15:19 Aerossurance Updated [Source]
18-May-2021 16:36 globie54321 Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Source]

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