| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 153358 |
| Alternate Serial: | 3358 |
| Military Code: | ML-431 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vertol V-107 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing Vertol 107 (H-46 Sea Knight / KV107) |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing Vertol CH-46D Sea Knight |
| C/n (msn): | 2252 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| Unit Markings: | HMM-764 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Santa Ana - El Toro MCAS (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNZJ IATA: - Local: NZJ Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1 September 1987 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 201338 |
| Photo Comment |
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During a routine training flight near NAS Fallon (NV), two CH-46s from HMM-764 were executing a tactical formation flight but they came too close to eachother. One Frog turned in the formation over the other. The rotor blades of the lower helicopter chopped through the fuselage just behind the crew front door of this 153358, killing two Marines. The pilots managed to autorotate to the ground and survived. The crew in the other aircraft were uninjured. Here 153358, in the old green colours, can be seen at the flightline of El Toro. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 2 January 2020, and has since been viewed 760 times. |