ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152718
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| Date: | Monday 20 July 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T) |
| Owner/operator: | 815 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XG584 |
| MSN: | WA/79 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Portland Harbour, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Portland, Dorset |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First flown: 23 Mar 56: Delivered to Royal Navy FAA as XG584, 16 Apr 56. Issued to 815 NAS, Fleet Air Arm as '306'.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 20 Jul 59: ditched into Portland Harbour, Dorset after the engine cut, restarted, then cut again. The three crew were rescued by a civilian boat. Salvaged and allocated to ground instruction at Arbroath as A2487 on 2 Oct 59.
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1959.htm
www.helis.com/database/cn/26365/
http://web.archive.org/web/20130321095657/http://daveg4otu.tripod.com:80/dorset/dorcrash.html
http://blogs.wessexarch.co.uk/aircraftcrashsitesatsea/files/2008/03/aircraft_crash-sites_at_sea_report.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2013 16:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-May-2013 17:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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