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Date: | Thursday 4 April 1968 |
Time: | |
Type: | Westland Wessex HU5 (S-58T) |
Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
Registration: | XS494 |
MSN: | WA/168 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RNAS Sembawang -
Singapore
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:During embarking onto HMS Albion the primary servo jack failed. Helicopter rolled to port causing the main rotor blades to strike the ground and the helicopter broke up on impact.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1968.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-Oct-2012 07:59 |
TB |
Added |
21-Jul-2013 04:39 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
30-Jul-2013 18:33 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
19-Nov-2014 08:19 |
Anthony G. |
Updated [Location] |
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