ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152514
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Date: | 27-SEP-1958 |
Time: | |
Type: | Westland Whirlwind HAS 7 (S-55T) |
Owner/operator: | 824 Sqn FAA RN |
Registration: | XL848 |
MSN: | WA/210 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Off Portland, Dorset -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | HMS Centaur, off Dorset coast |
Destination airport: | HMS Victorious off Dorset coast |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:First flown 24 Feb 58; delivered to the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm 5 Mar 58, and issued to 824 NAS as "336/C". Operated aboard HMS Centaur during 1958.
Written off (damaged beyond repair)28 Sep 58: the pilot set course for HMS Victorious, to make an emergency landing, after reporting rough engine running. Three minutes later the aircraft nose dived into the sea off Portland, Dorset. The three crew were rescued but two were injured.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20130321095657/http://daveg4otu.tripod.com:80/dorset/dorcrash.html www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XL www.helis.com/database/model/151
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Jan-2013 10:19 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
15-Jan-2013 10:59 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |
26-Jun-2014 22:59 |
angels one five |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
14-Nov-2018 16:25 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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