Incident Westland Wessex HAS1 (S-58T) XP146,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27868
 
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Date:Friday 17 August 1962
Time:night
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: XP146
MSN: WA/79
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Portland, Dorset -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RNAS Portland
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ditched in the English Channel.

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
http://dorset.hampshireairfields.co.uk/dorcrash.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
08-Feb-2011 13:54 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ]
21-Mar-2012 06:02 TB Updated [Other fatalities, Source]
25-Oct-2013 01:26 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
25-Oct-2013 01:27 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]
30-Oct-2013 11:10 TB Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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