ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152480
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| Date: | 26-FEB-1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind HAR.2 (S-55) |
| Owner/operator: | 22 Squadron Royal Air Force (22 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | XK989 |
| MSN: | WA/145 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Thorney Creek, 1 mile off Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire |
| RAF Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Westland Whirlwind HAR.2, XK989, first flown: 14 November 1956, delivered to the Royal Air Force as XK989, 3 December 1956, to 22 Squadron at RAF Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire.
Written off (damaged beyond economic repair) 26 February 1957 when lost height during winching exercise and ditched into Thorney Creek, one mile off Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire. All three crew survived uninjured.
Struck off charge as Cat.5(gi) 16 April 1957, and to 7415M as a ground instructional airframe at RAF Halton
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.188 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100-XZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p.53)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.234
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT233/384: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424505
5. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/36/S2867: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578647
6. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XK
7. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/26596/
8. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
9. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2013 14:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Feb-2013 10:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Jan-2020 18:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2020 18:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Jan-2020 18:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source] |
| 23-Jan-2020 22:49 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Operator] |
| 29-Jul-2020 19:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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