ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156719
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| Date: | Saturday 3 February 1979 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Westland Wasp HAS.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 829 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XT441 |
| MSN: | F9611 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, near HMS Sheffield, off Gibraltar -
 Gibraltar
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Sheffield, off Gibraltar |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ten minutes after take off from HMS Sheffield off Gibraltar at night a bright glow emanated from the engine area with a strong smell of burning. A controlled ditching in the Mediterranean severed the tail boom. The two crew were rescued.
Wreckage recoverd to the Accident Investigation Unit at RNAS Lee-on-Solent then on to RNAY Wroughton as Naval Ground Instructional Airframe A2703. Ended its days at Predannack Fire School in Cornwall, where scrapped in July 1991
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1979.htm
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1125824/
3. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/215/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2013 06:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Jun-2013 06:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Feb-2014 16:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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