Incident Westland Wessex HAS1 (S-58T) XP114,
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Date:Wednesday 20 July 1966
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic WESX model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Wessex HAS1 (S-58T)
Owner/operator:Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
Registration: XP114
MSN: WA/65
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1 mi NE of Culdrose, Cornwall -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crash landed at Penboa Farm after explosion of the engine. Caught fire and burned out.

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
http://www.avroshackleton.com/Ballykelly.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Mar-2011 13:14 TB Added
24-Sep-2011 18:56 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative]
02-Dec-2011 01:32 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Feb-2012 09:53 Nepa Updated [Operator]
21-Mar-2012 13:31 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Damage, Narrative]
26-Sep-2013 12:37 TB Updated [Location, Source]

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