USS Farragut (DD-300) Seaman 1 class Otis Lloyd Bogar and Chief Boatswain's Mate Joseph Becker killed after premature explosion of 4-inch shell. USS Fulton (PG-49) engine room fire while patrolling off south China coast damaged ship beyond repair. 5 June 1908. Seaman Mack McKinley Shockley and Ship's Cook 2 class Tony Baynes drowned. 12 December 1917. While off Norfolk, a catapult launch off Independence (CVA-62) ruptures an F-4B Phantom fighter's detachable fuel tank, spilling and igniting 4,000 gallons of jet fuel. LT. Martinique, a naval doctor, was accompanying the patient when the "Huey" went into the water. 2 vols. Motorboat USS Elizabeth wrecked on jetty near Velasco TX. 13 July 2002. Tokyo The family of a U.S. Navy officer sentenced to three years in prison in Japan for a deadly car crash is shattered. Battery explosion in submarine USS Pomodon (SS-486) at the San Francisco Naval Yard. 2 February 1933. An explosion occurred in a trash receptacle adjacent to a Marine berthing compartment aboard USS Saipan (LHA-2) injuring 11 personnel. Casualties: US Navy and Marine Corps Personnel Killed and Injured in Selected Accidents and Other Incidents Not Directly the Result of Enemy Action. 9 May 1933. Father-of-five Royal Navy officer, 40, died instantly when he flew off M275 motorway at 150mph in illegally modified Vauxhall Astra while showing off to colleague. 30 March 1909. Richard Somers. 16 October 1943. 21 March 2003. 30 August 1995. Fireman 2 class Francis Carl McKenna, USNR and Seaman 1 class Howard Dorsey Osborn, USNR, killed. Seaman Apprentice Robert D. Macrum was lost at sea from guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59) which was in the Arabian Gulf conducting maritime security operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. During a test run from Norfolk to New York, a fire in the machinery room of aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) killed four men and injured nine others. PFC Francisco A. Martinez Flores, Lance Cpl. 1918 Influenza by Vice Admiral Albert Gleaves, Commander of Convoy Operations in the Atlantic, 1917-1919. Double turreted monitor USS Nevada boiler tube burst killing Fireman 2c Nicholas Joseph Caulley, Jr. 6 July 1908. 16 May 1996. USS New York Seaman William Banks Ahearne killed when rifle discharged during drill. 81 (1866) Requirements of Guardians for Boy to Enlist, General Order No. He was so out of it, they say, that neither his daughter's screams to wake up nor the impact of the collision roused him. 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But the apology letters were not accepted, Lieutenant Alkonis said. Frigate USS John Adams small boat accident. The three hospitalized Marines are in good condition, with most serious injuries shrapnel wounds and one Marine who had the tip of the little finger amputated. Armored Cruiser No. Screw steamer USS Mohawk Landsman Thomas J. Stokes killed by accidental discharge of gun. USS Constitution sailor, Richard Beedland fell from aloft and was killed. 21 drowned. 3 deaths and 3 serious injuries. The dead include: Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo Alexander Douglass, Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Noe Hernandez, Sonar Technician 3rd Class Ngoc T Truong Huynh, Personnel Specialist 1st Class Xavier Alec Martin, Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm Jr., Gunner's Mate Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby, and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlos Victor Ganzon Sibayan. Helicopter ***** operating from Bonhomme Richard (CVA-31) crashed near Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines. 29 February 1844. 9 December 1918. In 1935, 320 sailors died in accidents; 43 in motor vehicles, 33 by drowning. 21 March 1847. 19 January 1901. Seven crewmen killed. Petty Officer Third Class Joseph K. Kauffmann assigned to Carrier Air Wing 14, lost overboard on 26 January 2001. 50 caliber machine gun at their military pickup truck as they approached the Marine camp. The bursting of the boiler tube in the fire-room during a full power trial resulted in the death of George Dare Wamer who died on board the USS Franklin the day after the accident. 22 June 1967. During operations in the Aegean, a fuel oil fire in USS Saratoga (CVA-60) engine room killed seven. Ketch Intrepid, fitted out as an "infernal" or fire ship, blown up in premature detonation of powder charges during blockade of Tripoli. Ludwell R. Pickett, Lt (jg). was riding in the gun turret of HUMMWV when vehicle rolled over and pinned him underneath causing his death. 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F-14A "Tomcat" of Fighter Squadron 213 crashed in a suburban area near Nashville, Tennessee after taking off from Air National Guard's Berry Field for its return to Naval Air Station Miramar, California, during a routine airways navigation training flight. 7 May 1864. Oiler Robert Conway seriously burned, dying the next day in Philadelphia Naval Hospital. 6 February 1998. David Moore drowned, 10 September 1889. Armored cruiser USS West Virginia Seaman John Jones accidentally killed during pistol practice. 129 (1903) Surplus Provisions, General Order No. Machinist's Mate third Class Ronnie Joe Palm, Jr. died and seven other sailors injured. Screw sloop USS Ticonderoga suffers burst 100-pounder. Thomas McDonald, William Fountain and John Bartlett drowned. He was assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/2, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. 14 Likes, 0 Comments - USNA (@usnaaerospace) on Instagram: "CDR Lucas Kadar's last flight in the Navy, with these three aspiring officers. 24 May 1849. 1 October 1956. 26 July 2002. While the probe urged that the RHIBs driver be disciplined, it also recommended administrative action against the Dunhams commanding and executive officers, plus several other unnamed leaders on the warship. He was a dedicated NSW Sailor who applied his talents and skills towards some of our nations hardest challenges, while selflessly mentoring his teammates. 11 August 1937. We are terribly sorry this happened, she said. (U.S. Navy) TOKYO A U.S. Navy officer, Lt. Ridge Hanneman Alkonis, convicted of negligent driving resulting in the deaths of two Japanese citizens, must serve his three-year prison term, an. Staff SGT James W. Cawley was killed when he was accidentally struck by a High-Mobility, Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). 29 January 2005. When Ensign Sarah Mitchell graduated from Virginia Tech in 2017 and joined the Navy, her proud mom accepted that she might never return home if a war broke out. The pilot was safely recovered with only minor injuries. 30 May 2006. CH-46 "Sea Knight" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 8 deployed aboard USNS Sirius (TAF 8) crashed while conducting vertical replenishment with USS Stump (DD-978) in the Mediterranean. A 5-inch gun mount explosion on USS Wyoming (BB-32) kills 6 marines and wounds 11 others. Seaplane accident at Moutchic, France, killed Ensigns Leslie M. McNaughton and Lloyd A. Perry. 30 August 1863. 22 March 2005. USS Tacoma (C-18) ran aground near Vera Cruz Mexico during a storm. During deck operations in the Tonkin Gulf, jet blast from a taxiing aircraft knocked an A-4 Skyhawk into the sea, drowning the pilot. D-2 tractor offloaded from icebreaker USS Glacier (AGB-4), driven by CD3 Richard T. Williams, USN, crashed through the ice off Cape Royds, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze I. Lt. Ridge Alkonis, left, in an undated photo. 6 January 1973. Annual Reports of the Navy Department. LT. Laurence B. Williams, LT. Mark Koteek, Chief Aviation Survivalman Peter A. Leeman, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st class Michael R. Gill, all of the Coast Guard, were killed with their HH-65 Dolphin helicopter from CGAS Humboldt Bay, Calif., crashed in heavy fog into a cliff off the coast of northern California. LT Jerry Seagle and an Air Force officer were treated for mild hypothermia. 14 February 1910. Petty Officer 1st Class Theophilus K. Ansong of USS San Antonio (LPD 17) was lost at sea during operations in the Gulf of Aden. USS Wabash (AOR-5) caught in major storm off the Philippines, 14 sailors injured. He was assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division. 14 April 1919. 24 December 1864. At the Dunhams side, crews struggled to get her off the RHIB. Cruiser No. Cruiser No. Seabee chief petty officer collapsed during battalion run and later died at hospital. Sloop of war Portsmouth steam accident. 15 April 1864. The Dunham was in the early stages of a deployment that would not bring the crew home to Norfolk until December. Fleet Hospital Eight treated 1380 patients; 1 died. "Just a phone call from President Biden; He could call and say, 'he's coming home.' Lt. Jack C. Richardson and Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate Frank Clarence Glazener died when SU-1 plane struck two high tension wires and crashed near Oceanside, Calif. 8 June 1933. Landing Craft From Troy to Tokio, Skunks, Bogies, Silent Hounds, and the Flying Fish, Slapton Sands: The Cover-up That Never Was, Smith, Melancton Rear Admiral USN A Memoir, Smoker Sat., July 27, 1918 U.S.S. The date provided at the end of each entry is the date of the. 5 February 1973. 28 USS Delaware water evaporator burst. No major injuries. Washington, 1941. While the execution of safe boat operations and incorporation of (formalized planning and briefing) may have prevented this accident, there are still several inconsistencies in guidelines in our training pipeline that should have been addressed earlier.. During night recovery operations in the Mediterranean Sea, a VQ-2 EA-3B Skywarrior crashed through the flight deck barrier on aircraft carrier Nimitz and went over the side. (U.S. Navy). Screw Steamer USS Princeton 12-inch shell gun explodes in ordnance accident. 13 lost. 16 August 1937. Aviation Carpenter's Mate 3 class Robert Harold Edsall and Apprentice Seaman Nigel Merton Henton both fell 150-300 feet to their deaths after being carried aloft by toggle lines of rigid airship USS Akron (ZRS-4) during a mooring attempt at the Lighter-than-Air Field, Camp Kearny, Calif. 11 May 1932. Rigid airship USS Akron (ZRS-4) crashed in a storm off New Jersey. 13 July 1921. 8 USS Alabama boiler accident scalded Fireman 3 class Robert Florance McCarthy who died two hours later on USS Solace. 30 December 1946. 541, the Office of Naval Operations established standard nomenclature for naval vessels. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) fire in a supply store room asphyxiated eight men, injured four more. 19, USS South Dakota BB57 War Damage Report No. Hospital ship USS Benevolence (AH-13) rammed and sunk by freighter Mary Luckenbach near San Francisco Bay. 125 lost. 26 June 2003. Marine casualties included 26 non-hostile deaths, 15 very serious injuries, and 127 serious injuries. PVT Elijah M. Ortega died as result of a non-hostile gunshot wound at Camp Baharia, Iraq. One parachute failed and Aviation Machinist's Mate 2 class William F. Percich fell to his death. CH-53E from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 (HMH-361), supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, crashed 60 kilometers south of Bagram in northern Afghanistan. Three Marines injured. P2V Neptune from VX-6 crashed during take-off from Wilkes Station, Antarctica. Steamer USS Albatross engine room steam valve blew out killing Fireman 2 class James Collarey. 131 (1869) Economizing the Use of Coal, General Order No. Jordan was assigned to Destroyer Squadron 50, Bahrain. This wasnt supposed to happen. Landing craft sunk after collision Inchon harbor, Korea. Lance CPL Marc L. Tucker died as a result of a non-hostile vehicle accident in Asr Uranium, Iraq. 25 September 1995. 9 October 1864. What happened next, and why, is a . 6 May 1915. Screw sloop USS Hartford acting Master's Mate Herbert Judson killed in ordnance accident. Bombs at Bikini: The Official Report of Operation Crossroads, Prepared Under the Direction of the Commander of Joint Task Force One. The Corporal suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Three men recovered, two drowned. 5 mile training run and was taken to the hospital, where he later died. He is home in Japan pending the appeal. 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S-3B "Viking" from Sea Control Squadron 38 of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 aboard USS Constellation (CV 64) veered off the flight deck after making an arrested landing. 4 Nov 2009. Subchaser 343 explosion caused fire and subsequent sinking of vessel. Korean War U.S. Pacific Fleet Operations. 5 August 1918. 20 April 2002. 8 September 1910. 26 March 2003. While serving on the gunline off South Vietnam, destroyer Lloyd Thomas suffered an in-bore shell detonation in the forward twin 5-inch gun mount. Cmdr. MA1 suffered cardiac arrest during department physical training and died shortly thereafter. Tug USS Asher J. Hudson (YT-37) sank alongside dock at the naval station at New Orleans. 26 February 1981. Radioman 1 class Ernest Edwin Dailey and Mess Attendant 1 class Florentino Edquiba killed. Single turret monitor Nahant steam accident. Jimmy Carter came to the rescue. strikes cable and crashes at Pago Pago, American Samoa. Destroyer Tender USS Melville lower tube blew out of #2 boiler killing Firemen 1 class Claude Turner, John Joseph O'Grady, Douglass Mathew Chambliss, Floyd Grisham and Engineman 1 class Joe Alowish Burt. I cant stress enough the severity of this injury., Oh God, oh God, sailors recalled the coxswain saying. Ultimately, the Commanding Officer, backed up by the entire chain of command, is responsible and accountable for setting and reinforcing this culture of formality, and its failure on 8 July, Stearney wrote. 10 killed. Marine Corps Times. Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Matthew Bourgeois killed by land mine during training exercise near Kandahar, Afghanistan. He's also followed Japanese custom by offering restitution to the victims' families $1.65 million. 28 June 1973. The dead included 1st LT Brandon R. Dronet, SGT James F. Fordyce, Lance CPL Samuel W. Large, SGT Donnie Leo F. Levens, CPL Matthieu Marcellus, SGT Jonathan E. McColley, Lance CPL Nicholas J. Sovie, and CAPT Bryan D. Willard. Accidental ignition of hydraulic fluid in catapult system starts a fire in Leyte (CV-32) at the Charlestown Naval Shipyard, Boston. USS Midway (CV-41) and Panamanian-registered cargo ship Cactus collide, two sailors killed and three injured. 25 July 1936. At Jacksonville, a flash fire in aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La (CV-38) killed one sailor and severely burned two others. Battleship No. 7 drowned. During pre-deployment exercises out of San Diego, an attack bomber explodes on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CV-19). Click here for more information on the 1919 epidemic. USS Alert Apprentice 3d class Joseph John Waldron drowned in sailing party during squall. 7 May 2002. Copyright 2023 KFSN-TV. Arabian Sea. 16 March 1889. Steamer USS Rappahannock Seaman 2 Class William Lewis killed by shrapnel after accidental discharge of forward gun. During attempts to free her during the subsequent week Captain Herbert G. Sparrow, Radioman 2 class Edward Thaxter Herrick, Radioman 1 class Homer Harry Lussier and Radioman 3 class Solomon Sivin drowned. Bureau of Naval Personnel. And then to have an accident come out of the blue, it's already hurt one family so badly -- and it's hurting this one.". 30 October 1934. As the driver started the truck, the Corporal jumped off the loading ramp onto the ground behind the truck. LT Harvey E. Gardner, USN, and LT(JG) Lawrence J. Farrell, USN, died. The SEAL, Cmdr. 19 Feb 2010. LCPL Matthew R. Smith, assigned to Detachment 1, Communications Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, was killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Kuwait. But Betsy Mitchell never expected to lose her 23-year-old daughter to a horrific training accident in the Red Sea. Captain of Hold William M. Dames and Carpenter's Mate John Johnson killed. 20 drowned. SAN DIEGO A Navy SEAL candidate who died just hours after completing the grueling Hell Week test was identified as a 24-year-old sailor who joined the military last year. 3 Dec 2009. Petty Officer 3d Class Doyle W. Bollinger, Jr., Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, died in Al Kut, Kuwait when he was handling a piece of unexploded ordnance accidentally detonated where he was working. Ironclad river gunboat Cairo steam accident. Six tank landing ships (LST-39, LST-43, LST-69, LST-179, LST-353, LST-480), three tank landing craft (LCT-961, LCT-963, LCT-983), and 17 track landing vehicles (LVTs) are destroyed in explosions and fires. During 1921, 382 sailors died from disease (mainly Tuberculosis and Pneumonia), 269 to injury, 39 killed in airplane accidents, and 20 to poisoning. During routine gunnery practice, Battleship No. Instead, in the judge's opinion, the Navy officer had dozed off behind the wheel. We are broken.. Sun was shining, and seas were flat, a search-and-rescue swimmer on board the RHIB that day recalled. 18 March 1781. 11 September 2000. He carelessly continued to drive.. 29 USS Burrows fire room fire killed Water Tenders Charles Edward Bourke and Martin O'Callaghan. Brian Bourgeois, 43, died. 13 November 1900. 5 July 2002. 11 killed, 20 injured. If he was tired, she said, he should have pulled off of the road. This alphanumeric hull designation system is still in use today. Aircraft destroyed. 34 USS Tingey bursting of boiler tubes. An engine room accident in USS Cassin (DD-372) kills one sailor and injures 6 others. 1 May 1989. Transport USS Finland steam accident killed Seaman 2 class Walter Wernham. In 1931, 216 sailors died in accidents; 81 in motor vehicles and 23 in flight accidents. 24 January 1870. Please enter valid email address to continue. While operating off Vietnam, a turret fire and explosion in Newport News (CA-148) kills 20 and injures another 36 sailors. 13 March 1997. News. It's a huge sum for the family, and far beyond their means. nytimes 11 2 comments Best Add a Comment HaLoGuY007 3 days ago 175 (1872) Division of the Pacific Station into Two Stations, General Order No. [1994-2006. Ensign Philipps W. Page died at Harwich, England, following seaplane accident. 4 November 1912. 2 June 1891. 17 March 1956. 56 dead. Fireman 1 class Thomas W. Gabbitt and Water Tenders William Oscar Milton, John William McCaffrey and James Charles Dalton killed. Torpedo Boat Destroyer No. Fleet Hospital Three treated 600 patients; 2 died. Retired Navy Capt. Fire on two lighters adjacent to aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain (CV-39) in Marseilles harbor killed three sailors, injured five. 36 ships damaged. Cmdr. Loss of the USS Scorpion, Finding of Fact: Board of Inquiry Finding of Facts as to the Loss of the USS Scorpion (SSN 589) on 22 May 1968, Held June 1968. Lieutenant Alkonis, a Mormon who had previously worked as a missionary in Japan, began his three-year term in July after losing an appeal to have his sentence reduced. Shurcliff, W.A. 24 August 1918. The date provided at the end of each entry is the date of the accident/incident, rather than the date of death of individuals who died subsequent to the event. He was assigned to Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 12 September 2005. Iron-hulled, twin-screw coastal defense monitor USS Amphitrite steam accident burned Fireman 2 class Albert Francis Moran who died in Methodist Episcopal Hospital, Brooklyn NY on 5 November 1918. LCDR Stu Powrie, a member of the Blue Angels, is killed in the crash of his A-4 Skyhawk in California. The dead included Executive officer CDR. 6 October 1943. Two US Navy aircraft collide near Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, one killed. "We don't want to be disrespectful to that family or to that country. Lt. Cmdr. An Expensive Mistake:. During 1915, 305 sailors died from accidents and disease. Both crewmembers ejected and were recovered; only one suffered minor injuries. Collier USS Beukeldijk explosion of the inboard high furnace of #3 boiler killed Ships Cook 4 class John Pender, Jr. and Seaman William C. Hollenback. 18 March 1983. It is not configured for recovery, nor does it have installed flotation for over-water rescue, the swimmer said. Three other sailors, including Fitzgerald's commanding officer CDR Bryce Benson, were evacuated to the US Navy hospital in Yokosuka, Japan. 155 died. Minesweeper USS Freehold sank after being struck by the propeller of ocean liner HMS Saxonia at Pier 54 in New York harbor. "There's a general view that what you don't want to do in Japan is to continue to proclaim one's innocence," Feldman said. A fire during the building of aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) at the New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, killed 46 workers and injured 150. Cmdr. T-34C "Turbo-Mentor" from VT-10. 22 February 1992. 18 January 1901. 22 October 1926. In May 2017, Special Operator 1st Class Remington Peters, 27, a SEAL and member of the Leap Frogs parachute demonstration team, died after a mishap while parachuting in New York City and falling into the harbor near the Statue of Liberty during Fleet Week activities. 28 October 1918. 22 June 2003. 1 April 2003. The case is playing out against the backdrop of long-standing concerns by Japan about bad behavior, however sporadic, by the tens of thousands of U.S. service members in the country and a sense that they are afforded preferential treatment. The coxswain had conducted small boat ops with Mitchell back in Virginia and had total confidence in her abilities. Still, his years of experience shouldve "been enough to preclude him from making such a high risk maneuver, the investigator determined. The vessel remained at the accident site, assisted by frigate Thach, and a submarine support vessel. 22 October 1911. QF-4S Phantom II crashed at the Point Mugu Airshow in California, killing Navy pilot CDR Michael Norman and Marine radar intercept officer CAPT Andrew Muhs. 23 January 2006. 9 April 2002. 1, War Damage Report No. Shed passed directly under the boat and was "struck on the head by the stern drive, which inflicted severe head trauma, the investigating officer wrote. US naval officer in Japan faces prison over deadly crash. Petty Officer 3rd Class Emory J. Turpin died when he drowned in the Seychelles islands. 22 August 1934. Ridge Alkonis jailed in Japan for deadly car crash in 2021. 21 December 1990. MH-53E "Sea Dragon" of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico killing all 6 occupants. 21 killed. 8 killed. 32, USS Lexington CV2 War Damage Report No. P2V-2N from squadron VX-6 crashed in a storm at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze II. Officials redacted nearly all the names mentioned in the copy of the probe provided to Navy Times following a Freedom of Information Act request even the identity of the reports author but everyone seemed to agree that Ensign Mitchells last hours on a RHIB called Billy Hampton were spent on a beautiful Red Sea. 47 killed, 11 minor injuries. 5 USS Kearsarge powder fire in 8-inch gun turret. Brian Bourgeois, a 43-year-old SEAL with more than . 14 February 2002. 4 February 2002. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. 23 July 1908. 23 September 2002. 19 USS Sacramento steam launch accident resulted in the drowning of Fireman 1 class Frank Elmer Wright in the Mississippi River at New Orleans. USS Vermont boiler explosion severely burned and killed Loyd Gaven James. 2 USS Massachusetts powder explosion in starboard after 8-inch gun turret. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1840s, 1912-1940. Naval Accidents, 1945-1988. 1 October 1918. A 44-year-old woman killed Monday morning in a series of crashes on Highway 16 served in the U.S. Navy and was assigned to the USS Nimitz. Naval Air Station, Pensacola FL. (New York, W. H. Wise, 1947): 48. 12 June 1943. MV-22 "Osprey" based on Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, and temporarily attached to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, crashed near Tucson killing all 19 Marines aboard. The Surface community has learned from this incident, and we will continue to improve surface force operations to prevent situations like this in the future, he said. 29 December 1982. 11 May 1905. Lance CPL Steven L. Phillips died from a non-hostile vehicle accident while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Al Qaim, Iraq. US Naval Special Warfare Command. CH-53D "Sea Stallion" from Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Oahu) lost its tail boom while landing, causing the helo to roll over. Pilot killed when F/A-18C "Hornet" of Fighter Attack Squadron 106 crashed in Florida. 27 August 1965. 29, USS San Francisco CA38 War Damage Report No. 14 May 1951. 18 November 2001. 17 January 1911. 30 July 1980. Operations against Enemy forces near Al Qaim, Iraq result of a non-hostile vehicle accident while conducting Combat against., where he later died at Harwich, England, following seaplane accident at,. 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