ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152567
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| Date: | Sunday 26 January 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind HAS.9 (S-55T) |
| Owner/operator: | HMS Daedalus /RNAS Lee-on-Solent SF FAA RN |
| Registration: | XN311 |
| MSN: | WA/291 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Peel Common, near Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Lee-on-Solent (EGUS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off on 26 January 1975: the main rotors cut through the tail boom, and smashed a hole in the cockpit roof, during a crash landing after engine failure, at Peel Common, just outside the airfield boundary at HMS Daedalus at RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire. The two crew were uninjured
After removal of spares, it became a major component in a composite ground training air frame (along with parts from XN297 and XL880) and was allocated as A2643 to the Apprentice Training School at RNAY Fleetlands on 18 September 1975
Reallocated in July 1984 to Lee-on-Solent for BDRT (Battle Damage Repair Training). To HMS Royal Arthur, Corsham, Wiltshire 7 July 1987 for further ground instructional use, and finally sold for scrap in 1988; the remains were reported to be in a scrapyard in the Birmingham area in January 1989.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1975.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20130717113810/http://daveg4otu.tripod.com:80/hancrash.html
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1103603/
4. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/26840/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2013 11:33 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Jun-2013 14:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 04-Jun-2015 22:12 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Nov-2019 09:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 28-Dec-2020 15:43 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2021 21:14 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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