1986 — Aug 29, USN CH-46 Helicopter Crash, Carrier USS Saipan off Bodoe, Norway– 8

— 8  Daily News Record, Harrisonburg, VA. “Marine Helicopter Crash Kills 10.” 10-27-1988. 3

— 8  Pacific Stars and Stripes, Tokyo.  “CH-46 has been in other crashes.” 6-2-1989, p. 2.

 

Narrative Information

 

AP, Aug 29: “The Associated Press….August 29, 1986, eight Marines were killed when a Navy CH-46 crashed on takeoff from the carrier USS Saipan off Bodoe in northern Norway during NATO exercises. Thirteen other Marines were injured.” (Pacific Stars and Stripes, Tokyo, Japan.  “CH-46 has been in other crashes.” 6-2-1989, p. 2.)

 

Daily News Record: “….A Marine CH-46 carrying 21 men crashed in 1986, killing eight aboard, during a NATO exercise off Norway.” (Daily News Record, Harrisonburg, VA. “Marine Helicopter Crash Kills 10.” 10-27-1988. 3.)

 

Sources

 

Daily News Record, Harrisonburg, VA. “Marine Helicopter Crash Kills 10.” 10-27-1988. p. 3. Accessed at: http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FullPagePdfViewer.aspx?img=150543150

 

Pacific Stars and Stripes, Tokyo, Japan. “CH-46 has been in other crashes.” 6-2-1989, p. 2.  Accessed at: http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FullPagePdfViewer.aspx?img=133304058