ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234014
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| Date: | Monday 26 September 1960 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Sikorsky HUS-1G Seahorse |
| Owner/operator: | United States Coast Guard (USCG) |
| Registration: | 1335 |
| MSN: | 58-1056 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Tampa Bay, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USCG St. Petersburg, FL |
| local | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter was dispatched from the United states Coast Guard Air Station St.Petersburg to rescue the three aircrew of B-47 Stratojet 52-047 and three aircrew of Helicopter HUS-1G 1334 that crashed into Tampa bay that evening but when 5 miles away it suffered a malfunction and ditched into the bay. The four aircrew, Commander D.M. Reed, Pilot,- J.C. Anney, Co-Pilot - J.M. Martin and A.V.Babor were safely picked up by a rescue boat from St Petersburg.
Note: both helicopters salvaged and back in service.
Sources:
https://www.joebaugher.com
Fort Lauderdale News FL - 27th September 1960
St. Petersburg Times 3 November 1960, p4B
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2020 07:41 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 31-May-2022 12:40 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 31-May-2022 12:55 | TB | Updated [Cn, Phase, Damage, Narrative] |
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