Incident Westland Sioux AH.1 XT547,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157420
 
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Date:Friday 30 May 1975
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B47G model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Sioux AH.1
Owner/operator:British Army Air Corps (AAC)
Registration: XT547
MSN: WA436
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sennelager Range, near Paderborn (NRW) -   Germany
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off 30/5/1975: After take off the pilot realised that he would not clear some trees. He overpitched the main rotor while taking avoiding action and was forced to make a heavy forced landing.

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1975.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Jul-2013 19:58 Dr. John Smith Added
30-May-2014 19:46 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
28-Oct-2019 17:48 Uli Elch Updated [Location]

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