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Date: | Wednesday 17 September 1975 |
Time: | c. 0650 LT |
Type: | Westland Wessex HAS1 (S-58T) |
Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
Registration: | XP112 |
MSN: | WA/63 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | alongside HMS Ark Royal off Plymouth, Devon -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | HMS Ark Royal |
Destination airport: | HMS Ark Royal |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Ditched into the English Channel after a compressor surge while acting as plane guard. EFS deployed. All POB escaped. Capsized after 5 minutes. Sank while under tow.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1975.htm https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/603049/Report_on_the_number_of_Royal_Navy_helicopters_ditched_in_1975.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Oct-2012 12:39 |
TB |
Added |
23-Jun-2013 18:11 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
24-Jun-2013 18:39 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
22-Apr-2017 15:21 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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