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| Date: | Tuesday 21 April 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55T) |
| Owner/operator: | 815 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XG579 |
| MSN: | WA/74 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, 13 miles off Portland, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Portland, Dorset |
First flown: 10 Oct 55. Delivered to the Royal Navy FAA as XG579, 20 Oct 55. Issued to 815 NAS, Fleet Air Arm Oct 55 as '304'
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21 Apr 59: ditched into the English Channel thirteen miles off Portland, Dorset after engine rpm dropped while in a hover at 10 feet. Two crew were rescued but one was unable to escape from the cabin and drowned
Struck off charge 15 Jul 59
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1959.htm
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/26360/
http://web.archive.org/web/20130321095657/http://daveg4otu.tripod.com:80/dorset/dorcrash.html
http://blogs.wessexarch.co.uk/aircraftcrashsitesatsea/files/2008/03/aircraft_crash-sites_at_sea_report.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2013 16:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-May-2013 17:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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