ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152564
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| Date: | Sunday 13 June 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 (S-55T) |
| Owner/operator: | 22 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XP357 |
| MSN: | WA/373 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Newgale Beach, near RAF Brawdy, Dyfed, Pembrokeshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston (MSE/EGNH) |
| RAF Brawdy (EGDA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 23 June 1976 in a forced landing on Newgale Beach, Brawdy, Dyfed. Damage initially assessed as Cat.4(R) - Repairable - but not repaired, and later downgraded to Cat.5(gi) for ground instructional use. This was probably due to 22 Squadron re-equipping with the Westland Wessex during 1976, leaving XP357 "surplus to requirements"
Allocated to ground instruction at Manston, Kent as 8499M on 19 August 1978 for use with the Central Training Establishment (CTE). Used in a non-destructive role for crash rescue training. Finally sold for scrap to Hanningford Metals of Stock, Essex in August 1993
Sources:
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/26936/
www.ukserials.com/losses-1976.htm
https://www.raf.mod.uk/rafsearchandrescue/22squadronassociation/22sqnhistory55to02.cfm
Images:
At the scene
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2013 10:51 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Apr-2013 14:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 11-Apr-2013 14:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Feb-2017 19:30 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
| 24-Apr-2019 07:29 | P E Sillick | Updated [Photo] |
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