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| Date: | Thursday 8 July 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HAS1 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XP144 |
| MSN: | WA/77 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 9 mi off Portland, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Ditched into the English Channel after engine failure while in a hover.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1965.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2012 12:43 | TB | Added |
| 18-Sep-2013 07:31 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Sep-2013 12:45 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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