Incident Westland Wessex HAS1 (S-58T) XS126,
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Date:Tuesday 9 September 1969
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic WESX model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Wessex HAS1 (S-58T)
Owner/operator:Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
Registration: XS126
MSN: WA/105
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Pembrokeshire coast -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:HMS Eagle
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ditched in the Irish Sea after engine sucked in a seagull. The helicopter sank during recovery attempt.

Sources:

Hamburger Abenblatt 10.9.1969, p36
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1969.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-May-2011 05:24 TB Added
01-May-2011 11:18 TB Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Narrative]
21-Mar-2012 13:46 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
12-Jan-2013 13:02 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]

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