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| Date: | Saturday 25 July 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HAS3 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XM918 |
| MSN: | WA/39 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 11 mi off Portland, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Ditched into the English Channel after engine failure.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1969.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2012 12:56 | TB | Added |
| 06-Oct-2012 14:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Oct-2012 10:44 | TB | Updated [Date, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Oct-2012 10:45 | TB | Updated |
| 15-Jul-2013 20:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 15-Jul-2013 20:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Total occupants, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jul-2013 19:13 | TB | Updated [Date, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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