Incident Westland Wessex HU5 (S-58T) XT457,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150271
 
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Date:Tuesday 18 October 1966
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic WESX model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Wessex HU5 (S-58T)
Owner/operator:Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
Registration: XT457
MSN: WA/279
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Townsville, QLD -   Australia
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:HMS Bulwark
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed on exercise range.

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Oct-2012 08:00 TB Added
31-Mar-2014 22:23 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Apr-2014 18:49 TB Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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