ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64784
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| Date: | Thursday 21 July 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell AH.1 Sioux |
| Owner/operator: | British Army Air Corps (AAC) |
| Registration: | XT133 |
| MSN: | 1544 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Andover, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Middle Wallop, Hampshire (EGVP) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond economical repair) 21/7/1966: Suffered tail rotor drive failure while flying at 50 feet near Andover, Hampshire. XT133 spiralled into the ground, bounced and struck the ground heavily. The two crew escaped safely. Struck off charge as Cat.5(G/I). Allocated to Ground Instructional usage as 7923M: rebuilt to static ground instructional standards, using parts from XT136 which had crashed on 11/07/1966 (which see)
Was on display at the Royal Engineers' Museum, Gillingham, Kent, but withdrawn from display and put in storage in May 2003. Last reported to have been exported to France by Sept 2006
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
2. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?114150-Westland-Souix-XT133
3. http://www.militaryaircraftmarkings.co.uk/MAMupdate19-2006.pdf
4. http://www.wolverhamptonaviationgroup.co.uk/images/siouxxt133.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2011 16:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2011 18:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-May-2013 20:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2013 06:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2014 21:19 | Eagle one | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 23-Feb-2016 21:08 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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