ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64744
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 July 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Sioux AH.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Advanced Rotary Wg Flt AAC |
| Registration: | XT141 |
| MSN: | 1552 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire (EGVP) |
| RAF Middle Wallop | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond economic repair) on 20/7/1965: The pilot failed to switch on the landing light during a night time approach to Middle Wallop, Hampshire. He became disorientated which resulted in a heavy landing in the undershoot area. XT141 was withdrawn from service and stored for ten years pending a decision upon its disposal.
In July 1975 the Aircraft moved to the AETW (Army Engineering Training Wing) where it stayed until May of 1976 where it was used for flight training. At this time is sported a huge fluorescent "E" on it's side
December 1976 saw another move to the Air Movement School at Brize Norton where she was given a maintenance number of 8509M and was used for logistics demos.XT141 was later found at the fire training college at Morton-in-the-Marsh in Grloucestershire. She was in a thickly wooded area and mostly buried after being placed there by the army in 1985 and left to rot. She was donated to a private owner/restorer in the Pontypridd area by the camp commander in 1999, finally recovered in 2001 and restoration is now underway
Sources:
1. http://home.btconnect.com/lamontisltd/xt/siouxxt141.htm
2. http://www.eurodemobbed.org.uk/locations.php?location=2074
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1965.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2011 08:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2013 06:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2013 08:42 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2015 22:06 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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