ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157578
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 May 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 (S-55T) |
| Owner/operator: | 28 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XP332 |
| MSN: | WA352 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pearl River, off Lan-Tau Island -
 Hong Kong
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 13/5/1969: Crashed into the Pearl River off Lan-Tau Island, Hong Kong after engine failure.Per eyewitness report:
"...XP332 was dropped in the 'oggin at Hong Kong in May 1969 after an engine rundown, having taken off in the rain for a troop lift. It was one of the original batch of six aircraft taken to H.K. at the back end of '67 when 103/110 ran the detachment turn and turn about. 28 Sqn was formed in the Spring of '68 and took over."
Wreckage recovered and Struck off Charge on 18/06/1969 as Cat.5(c) at RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1969.htm
2. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/26892/
4. https://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-485933.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantau_Island
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2013 03:29 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Nov-2018 15:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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