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Date: | Tuesday 6 March 1979 |
Time: | |
Type: | Westland Wessex HU5 (S-58T) |
Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
Registration: | XT465 |
MSN: | WA/287 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 4 mi SSW of Andoya Air Station -
Norway
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Andoya Air Station |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Suffered a cable strike while flying over a fjord in the Skarsteindalen area. The tail section detached and helicopter crashed inverted.
Sources:
1.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1979.htm 2.
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/14461/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Jan-2011 15:13 |
TB |
Added |
09-Jun-2013 19:14 |
TB |
Updated [Location, Source] |
06-Jul-2013 01:26 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
31-Jul-2013 13:56 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
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