Accident Westland Sea King ASaC7 XV704,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71176
 
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Date:Saturday 22 March 2003
Time:04:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic S61 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Sea King ASaC7
Owner/operator:Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
Registration: XV704
MSN: WA675
Year of manufacture:1971
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:northern Arabian Gulf -   Kuwait
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:HMS Ark Royal
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Collided with Sea King XV650 5 miles southwest of HMS Ark Royal and crashed in the northern Arabian Gulf, off Kuwait.

Sources:

http://mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/588268FC-BB68-45EE-AB24-73FB5B996A6A/0/maas03_03_seakings_xv650_xv704_22mar03.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jan-2010 11:59 TB Added
07-Mar-2010 11:13 TB Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Jan-2011 05:45 TB Updated [Operator, Narrative]
05-Sep-2011 05:22 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
27-Jan-2012 11:52 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
08-May-2013 17:19 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative]
22-Jun-2013 16:44 TB Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]

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