ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156747
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| Date: | Friday 15 November 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Wasp HAS.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 829 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XS533 |
| MSN: | F9560 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 26 miles W of Portland Bill, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Yarmouth, off Dorset Coast |
| RNAS Portland, Dorset | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 15/11/1968: Suffered a loss of power followed by a catastrophic engine failure while in the turn at 400 feet, whilst operating from HMS Yarmouth. It crashed into the English Channel 26 miles west of Portland Bill, Dorset killing one of the crew. (Lt. Simon G. Lawie, RN, Observer)
The wreckage was salvaged and taken to the AIU at Le-on-Solent. Scrapped July 1976 at RNAY Fleetlands
Sources:
1. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/203/
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1968.htm
3. http://m.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060029123
4. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1966-69.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2013 08:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Jun-2013 08:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2013 21:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2014 15:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2014 15:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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