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| Date: | Tuesday 9 September 1969 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HAS1 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XS126 |
| MSN: | WA/105 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Pembrokeshire coast -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Eagle |
Ditched in the Irish Sea after engine sucked in a seagull. The helicopter sank during recovery attempt.
Sources:
Hamburger Abenblatt 10.9.1969, p36
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1969.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2011 05:24 | TB | Added |
| 01-May-2011 11:18 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Mar-2012 13:46 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2013 13:02 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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