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| Date: | Friday 27 June 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HAS3 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XP156 |
| MSN: | WA/89 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 16 mi off Portland Bill, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed into the English Cannel (Weymouth Bay).
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.co.uk/losses-1980.htm
http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1980-89.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2012 04:26 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jun-2013 00:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jun-2013 19:21 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jun-2013 15:45 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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