Incident Bristol 171 Sycamore HR.14 XJ362,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155394
 
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Date:Wednesday 27 June 1956
Time:day
Type:Bristol 171 Sycamore HR.14
Owner/operator:JEHU RAF
Registration: XJ362
MSN: 13266
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Bulford Camp, Amesbury, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire (EGVP)
Destination airport:Bulford Camp, Amesbury, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Bristol Sycamore HR.14 XJ362: first flown 6/4/1955, delivered 3/5/1955. Operational service was with the JEHU (Joint Experimental Helicopter Unit) RAF.

Written off 27/06/1956: Damaged beyond repair near Bulford Camp, near Amesbury, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire when ground resonance built up on landing. Aircraft sustained structural damage; no injuries to the two crew, but the helicopter was not repaired.

Sources:

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.181 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100-XZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 2001 p 48)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.201
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
5. http://www.filton.flyer.co.uk/bristol/prod171.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulford_Camp
7. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/48256/
8. https://www.helis.com/database/sqd/JEHU/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Apr-2013 20:15 Dr. John Smith Added
15-Mar-2019 08:31 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Narrative]
22-Jun-2020 15:52 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Feb-2021 10:16 E.Robot Updated [Operator, Operator]

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