ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156554
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| Date: | Thursday 3 February 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Sioux AH.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Commando Brigade Air Sqn Royal Marines |
| Registration: | XT106 |
| MSN: | 1569 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beacon Hill, Woodhouse Eaves, near Loughborough Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Leicester (EGBG) |
| Coypool Barracks, Plymouth | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Destroyed 3 Feb 1972 when hit trees and crashed at Beacon Hill, Woodhouse Eaves, near Loughborough, Leicestershire, after the pilot became disorientated in fog on high ground. Both crew were killed. Ironically, the two crew were returning from a colleagues funeral
The two crew were: Sgt Robert John Hodson, RM (pilot) and Lt Peter Bryan Seymour RM
Sources:
1. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/32649/
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1972.htm
3. http://www.inloughborough.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.specialforcesroh.com/roll-23387.html]
5. http://www.specialforcesroh.com/showthread.php?23386-Seymour-Peter-Brian
6. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?77078-helicopter-crash-beacon-hill
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2013 20:33 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 02-Jan-2020 10:42 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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