Incident Westland Wessex HU5 (S-58T) XT464 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89194
 
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Date:Thursday 22 April 1982
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic WESX model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Wessex HU5 (S-58T)
Owner/operator:Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
Registration: XT464
MSN: WA/286
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Fortuna Glacier, South Georgia -   Falkland Islands
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Fortuna Glacier, South Georgia
Destination airport:HMS Antrim, South Atlantic
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two helicopters suffered white-outs while lifting SAS troops during Falklands war.

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.co/losses-1982.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jan-2011 11:35 TB Added
20-Oct-2012 07:47 TB Updated [Date, Registration, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source]
07-Jun-2013 20:47 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
11-Jun-2013 18:14 TB Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]

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