ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160313
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| Date: | Friday 17 June 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T) |
| Owner/operator: | 705 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XM686 |
| MSN: | WA/264 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RNAS Predannack, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Predannack, Cornwall |
| RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and destroyed 17/6/1966: During take off from Predannack, Cornwall, Whirlwind NAS.7 XM686 ('56/CU' of 705 NAS) crashed after colliding with Wessex HAS.1 XM921 ('571/CU' of 706 NAS) which was hovering. Wessex XM921 tried to return to Culdrose but crashed short of the airfield and burnt out. The two Wessex crew escaped safely, but the instructor and student of the Whirlwind - Lt. Peter G. Gwinnell, RN and Midshipman R. 'Rick' W. Kenrick, RN - were killed
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
2. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/26727/
3. http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=80932
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2013 03:01 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 26-Feb-2014 14:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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