Incident Westland Puma HC.1 (SA 330E) XW215,
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Date:Monday 24 June 1991
Time:13:59
Type:Silhouette image of generic PUMA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Puma HC.1 (SA 330E)
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force (RAF)
Registration: XW215
MSN: WA1125
Year of manufacture:1971
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:English Channel 25 miles SE of Manston, Kent, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Manston, Kent
Destination airport:RAF Gütersloh
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into the English Channel after tail rotor failure.

Sources:

1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1991.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19910624_xw215.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Oct-2012 12:29 TB Added
17-Jul-2015 11:14 Aerossurance Updated [Operator, Narrative]
12-Jan-2016 11:21 DB Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport]
17-Mar-2016 18:17 TB Updated [Operator]
06-Dec-2016 22:48 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Mar-2017 13:26 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Jul-2023 09:29 Nepa Updated [[Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]

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