ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157799
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 November 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 (S-55T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | XR456 |
| MSN: | WA406 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 7 mi W of Mersing -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Seletar |
| Seletar | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Force-landed into the jungle after engine failure. The aircraft was taking part in flight trials on the HF antenna and range checking on communications. The crew(pilot,winch man and a radar technician) were rescued by the Seletar SAR helicopter.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1968.htm
2. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/26959/
3. https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/485933-any-borneo-whirlwind-veterans-here.html
4. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?89891-Confrontation-Know-your-enemy-was-it-Soekarno
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2013 12:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Aug-2015 13:39 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2016 10:27 | Alabamabrit | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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