ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 120970
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 June 1964 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HAS1 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XM873 |
| MSN: | WA/32 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wadi Misrah, Aden -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The accident took place as the Wessex was taking off. An updraft from the wadi bottom, in the heat of the day, caused the accident.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1964.htm
https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/123915-what-about-wessex-makes-people-so-fond-14.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2011 13:20 | TB | Added |
| 28-Sep-2011 01:35 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2012 11:19 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2012 03:21 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2016 18:41 | Charles R | Updated [Time] |
| 26-Sep-2016 18:42 | harro | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
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