Grumman S-2 Tracker crash, Sep 17, 1986 (5 killed), Foça

Grumman S-2 Tracker accident on September 17, 1986 near Foça, Aegean Region, Türkiye with 5 fatalities.

A Turkish Navy Grumman S-2A Tracker, TCB-146, crashed into the Aegean Sea off Foca near Izmir on 17 September 1986 with five crew aboard. All five were killed and the aircraft was destroyed. Sources disagree on whether the flight was a training or maritime patrol mission, and the circumstances are not documented.

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