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1974 United States Air Force WC-130 disappearance

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was lost after 22:00 on 12 October 1974, apparently as the aircraft was heading into the typhoon's eye to make a second position fix during its alpha pattern. There were no radio transmissions indicating an emergency on board, and search teams could not locate the aircraft or its crew except for a
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crew members were: Capt. Edward R. Bushnell, 1st Lt. Gary W. Crass, 1st Lt. Michael P. O'Brien, 1st Lt. Timothy J. Hoffman, Tech. Sgt. Kenneth G. Suhr, and Sgt. Detlef W. Ringler.
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A Lockheed WC-130H Weatherbird, of the 54th Weather reconnaissance Squadron, in flight over the Pacific Ocean
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few pieces of debris. All six crew members were listed as missing and presumed dead. The
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after it passed over the Philippines and continued to the northwest. The crew departed
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Accidents and incidents involving the Lockheed C-130 Hercules
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1974 Typhoon Bess WC-130 Swan 38 disappearance

South China Sea
Lockheed WC-130
54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
United States Air Force
Registration
Clark Air Base
Lockheed WC-130H
54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
Andersen Air Force Base
Typhoon Bess
Clark Air Base
"Lockheed WC-130H Hercules 65-0965 South China Sea"
Aviation Safety Network
Flight Safety Foundation


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