We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
The airplane departed Kadena AFB on a night patrol flight over the Pacific Ocean. While cruising at low height in a flat attitude some 320 km east of Okinawa, the aircraft struck the water surface, crashed and broke in three pieces that sank by a depth of 1,600 meters. Four crew members were found alive while eight others were killed. Probable cause (official findings): The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. However, it is believed the accident may have been cau
Lockheed P-3 Orion · 8 fatalities