Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross crash, May 18, 1957 (2 killed)

Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross accident on May 18, 1957 near Salem Massachusetts, United States with 2 fatalities.

A US Coast Guard Albatross crashed into Salem Harbor, Massachusetts, on 18 May 1957 while demonstrating a JATO takeoff system. Two crew members were killed and four were rescued. The aircraft was destroyed.

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