Incident Westland Gazelle AH1 XX373,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65059
 
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Date:Wednesday 15 September 1982
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic GAZL model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Gazelle AH1
Owner/operator:British Army Air Corps (AAC)
Registration: XX373
MSN: 1241
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Bettinghausen/Bad Sassendorf -   Germany
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Soest-Bad Sassendorf (EDLZ)
Destination airport:(EDLZ)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed while in a turn due to tail rotor stall.

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1982.htm

Images:


Bettinghausen, Soest, West Germany September 1982

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Sep-2011 05:13 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
17-Sep-2011 10:54 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Departure airport]
16-Feb-2012 03:29 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source]
10-Jan-2013 12:28 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
30-May-2013 04:25 Nobby Updated [Total occupants, Location, Narrative]
25-Jun-2013 09:19 TB Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]

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