ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55061
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| Date: | Thursday 27 December 1979 |
| Time: | 08:56 |
| Type: |  Westland Puma HC.1 (SA 330E) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | XW228 |
| MSN: | WA1183 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Mtoko, Mashonaland East -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | New Sarum, Rhodesia |
| Kotwa, Rhodesia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flew into power lines, crashed and burned.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com.losses-1979.htm
http://mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/906F3042-9921-4571-BBCD-E9F1E3F01C3A/0/maas79_03_puma_helicopter_27dec79.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2010 10:32 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities] |
| 24-Feb-2010 01:53 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2011 02:42 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2012 12:14 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Source] |
| 04-Jun-2012 08:24 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2017 13:16 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Apr-2022 16:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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