ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60025
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| Date: | Monday 18 February 1974 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HU5 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy, 845 NAS |
| Registration: | XT477 |
| MSN: | WA/299 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | E of Harstad -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Hermes (R12) |
| HMS Hermes (R12) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into fjord during a night-time maintenance test flight after compressor stall / freeze and pilot became disorientated resulting in a water impact. The pilot's body was found in the cockpit but the other occupants' body (a mechanic) was never recovered.
The wreckage initially sank to a 360 ft depth. During salvage in Nay 1974 the aircraft was accidently dropped into deeper water.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1974.htm
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/14517/
RAF IAM Report No 677 - Helicopter Ditchings
Wings Over Somerset: Aircraft Crashes since the End of World War II
Media:
(2/2) Capt John Greig AAC, aged 37, and David ‘Taff’ Evans, 28, lifted for a sortie from HMS Hermes on the 19th February 1974 but never returned. A truly tragic loss for our squadron and the Jungly family. Our thoughts are with John and Taff’s loved ones today. #AudioHostem pic.twitter.com/jWhc5XElue
— 845 Naval Air Squadron (@845NAS) February 19, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2009 00:11 | zerocinquanta | Added |
| 19-Jan-2011 15:25 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2012 11:34 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2013 12:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2013 13:26 | TB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2022 13:26 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2022 14:29 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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