Lockheed P-3 Orion crash, Jun 27, 1979 (5 killed), Subic Bay

Lockheed P-3 Orion accident on June 27, 1979 near Subic Bay, Olongapo (Cubi Point NAS) Bataan, Philippines with 5 fatalities.

A US Navy Lockheed P-3B Orion (BuNo 154596) crashed into the sea short of the runway at Cubi Point Naval Air Station after losing engine power shortly after takeoff. Five of the occupants were killed and the others were seriously injured. Sources differ on the sequence of engine failures and the occupant count.

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