1967 — Apr 28, USN P3A Orion patrol flight lost at sea off Tsushima Island, Japan –all 12

–12 Aviation Safety Network. USN P3A Orion lost at sea off Tsushima Isl., Japan, 28 Apr 1967.
–12 UPI. “12 Perish in Plane Crash.” Marshall Evening Chronicle, MI. 4-28-1967, p. 1.

Narrative Information

Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation, Database:
“Date: Friday 28 April 1967
“Type: Lockheed P-3A Orion
“Operator: United Stats Navy
“Registration: 151365
“MSN: 185-5078….
“Crew: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
“Passengers: Fatalities: 0 Occupants: 0….
“Location: off Tsushima Island (Japan)
“Phase: En Route (ENR)
“Nature: Military
“Departure airport: Iwakuni MCAS…Japan [A US base.]
“Destination airport: Iwakuni MCAS…Japan
“Narrative: Lost at sea off Japan during a routine patrol flight.

(Aviation Safety Network. USN P3A Orion lost at sea off Tsushima Isl., Japan, 28 Apr 1967.)

Newspaper

April 28, UPI: “Yokosuka, Japan (UPI) – A U.S. Navy P3A turboprop plane ditched in the sea today off Tsushima Island in southern Japan. A Navy spokesman said all 12 men aboard were presumed dead. The spokesman said an American-Japanese search and rescue unit failed to find any trace of the lost crew. He said rescue operations would continue but ‘all 12 crewmen are presumed to have died in the mishap.’ Two liferafts and emergency dye markers were found at the crash scene but both rafts were empty. The four-engine plane, the military version of the Lockheed Electra, was on a routine patrol of the area. The crew was assigned to Patrol Squadron 4 at Barbers Point Naval Air Station in Honolulu, the spokesman said. The squadron was deployed to Japan last year.” (UPI. “12 Perish in Plane Crash.” Marshall Evening Chronicle, MI. 4-28-1967, p. 1.)

Sources

Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation, Database. US Navy P3A Orion lost at sea off Tsushima Isl., Japan, 28 Apr 1967. Accessed 7-15-2023 at: https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19670428-0

UPI. “12 Perish in Plane Crash.” Marshall Evening Chronicle, MI. 4-28-1967, p. 1. Accessed 7-15-2023 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/marshall-evening-chronicle-apr-28-1967-p-1/