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| Date: | Thursday 8 May 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 (S-55T) |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XN127 |
| MSN: | WA/237 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Shawbury, Shropshire (EGOS) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shawbury (EGOS) |
| RAF Shawbury (EGOS) |
Entered an uncontrolled rolling dive and struck the ground. The fuselage bounced, cartwheeled, and broke up before coming to rest on its starboard side.
The load master was seriously injured but the rest of the crew escaped with minor injuries. The subsequent accident investigation attributed the crash to the failure of a pitch link between the flying controls and the main rotor blades.
Sources:
https://www.benson-village.co.uk/Armed-Forces/RAF-Benson/Helicopters/1721150_nHNBth
http://rafworksop.btck.co.uk/People/JohnHolmes-MetOffice1957
http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/B62AFD33-F180-4DF1-BD5D-D75B204EF819/0/maas80_07_whirlwind_har_xn127_08may80.pdf
www.ukserials.com/losses-1980.htm
Media:
HANDOVER CEREMONY OF WHIRLWIND HELICOPTERS TO QUEEN'S FLIGHT
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2013 10:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Jul-2018 14:27 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Nov-2018 21:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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