Incident Westland Wessex HAS1 (S-58T) XM876,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89199
 
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Date:Monday 27 November 1961
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: XM876
MSN: WA/35
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Rockall Bank, Northern Ireland -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:HMS Wasp
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Ditched into the sea after loss of power while on night exercise.

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1961

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jan-2011 12:23 TB Added
09-Dec-2011 07:53 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Mar-2012 05:45 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Mar-2012 05:56 TB Updated [Departure airport]
01-Nov-2023 14:48 Paul63mod Updated [[Departure airport]]

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