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| Date: | Tuesday 16 April 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind 4 (S-55T) |
| Owner/operator: | 155 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XJ427 |
| MSN: | WA/43 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Seletar -
 Singapore
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Seletar, Singapore |
Originally allocated serial XD796, but this serial re-allocated to a Canadiar F-86 Sabre. First flown: 16 Dec 54, delivered to the Royal Air Force as Whirlwind HAR.4, XJ412, on 12 Jan 55
Written off (damaged beyond repair) on 16 Apr 57: the aircraft began to vibrate violently when power was increased for take off from Seletar, Singapore. XJ427 began to break up, and a rotor blade detached killing an airman. Another blade severed the tail cone. One passenger and four other airmen were injured. A rotor blade had not been fitted correctly during maintenance was attributed as being the cause of the accident.
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XJ
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/26332/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2013 15:21 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Apr-2013 09:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
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