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| Date: | Tuesday 27 April 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 (S-55T) |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XP300 |
| MSN: | WA/343 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Ternhill, Shropshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shawbury, Shropshire (EGOS) |
| RAF Ternhill, Shopshire |
First flown 25 August 1961; delivered to the RAF 29 Sept 1961.
Badly damaged in a heavy landing at Ternhill, Shropshire on 27 April 1976. Damage initially assessed as Cat.4(R) - repairable, but later downgraded to Cat.5(scrap) and declared a write off. To RNAS Portland for ground instructional use 14 Jul 1977.
Later (during 1979) to the fire dump at Portland, and finally scrapped in 1984 at RNAY Wroughton.
Sources:
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1211996/
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/26868/
www.ukserials.com/losses-1976.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2013 10:35 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Dec-2018 16:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator, ] |
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