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| Date: | Friday 16 January 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HU5 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA RN) |
| Registration: | XT758 |
| MSN: | WA/480 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 780 miles off Azores -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Bulwark |
Crashed into the sea after rotor blade strike on ship.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1976.htm
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/laterday/Army+Commando+Gunners/95+Commando+RA/ditched+MK5.jpg.html] (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2012 08:12 | TB | Added |
| 04-Jul-2013 00:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2013 13:48 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2013 13:48 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 16-Aug-2014 20:12 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2024 11:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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