Martin P5M-2 Marlin crash, Apr 9, 1959 (10 killed), Jeju...

Martin P5M-2 Marlin accident on April 9, 1959 near Jeju Jeju, South Korea with 10 fatalities.

On 9 April 1959 a US Navy Martin P5M 2 Marlin (BuNo 135535) of VP 50 disappeared on patrol from Iwakuni. Its wreckage was found the following day on Mount Halla, Jeju Island. The crew lost an engine and then the hydraulic system and could not regain altitude.

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