ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146949
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| Date: | Thursday 21 August 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HAS3 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XM871 |
| MSN: | WA/30 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Red Sea -
 Indian Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Glamorgan |
| HMS Glamorgan | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ditched into the sea attempting to land on HMS Glamorgan flight deck after loss of tail rotor control during a Submarine search operation flight. On hitting the sea the flotation bagged deployed after a short period of time the port bag burst tipping the helicopter and rotor blades became submerged making recovery imposible. The remaining flotation bag was deflated by small arm fire and the helicopter sank after a few hours.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1975.htm
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/14181/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2012 03:54 | TB | Added |
| 03-Jul-2013 00:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2013 19:32 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2021 16:38 | Doc WLton | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
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