ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152516
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| Date: | Thursday 23 October 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T) |
| Owner/operator: | 820 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XL871 |
| MSN: | WA/221 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, 80 miles W of Malta -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Albion |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First flown 14 May 58; delivered to the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm 29 May 58, and issued to 820 NAS as "324/W"
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23 Oct 58: ditched into the Mediterranean Sea eighty miles west of Malta* while operating from HMS Albion. Water was induced into the air intake whilst in a hover near to the crest of a swell causing the engine to lose power. The three crew were rescued by Whirlwind HAS.7 XK938
(*HMS Albion left Portsmouth 16/10/1958 arrived Malta 26/10/1958; left for Port Said, Egypt 28/10/1958, arrived Port Said 31/10/1958)
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationinmalta.com/MilitaryAviation/AccidentsMilitary/19501959/tabid/651/language/en-US/Default.aspx
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XL
3. https://www.helis.com/database/model/Westland-Whirlwind/
4. http://www.rjerrard.co.uk/royalnavy/chicrn/chicrn.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2013 10:42 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Jan-2013 10:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Oct-2013 23:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2013 23:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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