ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153645
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| Date: | Thursday 26 May 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12A (HT.1) |
| Owner/operator: | Old Sarum SF RAF |
| Registration: | XB523 |
| MSN: | 552 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire (EGLS) |
| RNAS Gosport /HMS Siskin, Gosport, Hampshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
ex US Navy BuAer 134742. Delivered 13/8/53 to Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm under MDAP (Military Assistance Development Program). Issued to 706 NAS at RNAS Gosport Hampshire. Later issued to the Station Flight at Old Sarum
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 26/5/1955: crashed at Old Sarum, Wiltshire due to main rotor blade failure. The pilot - Lieutenant Commander Peter H MOGRIDGE - was killed.
Parts of XB523 were later salvaged and incorporated into the rebuild of Hiller HT.2 G-ASVL (c/no 641 ex-XB481)
Sources:
1. https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1955.htm
2. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/153/
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1955.htm
4. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
5. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries15.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Sarum_Airfield#Post_World_War_II
7. https://prezi.com/fk5l6ppsfjiz/a-brief-history/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2013 18:17 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-May-2013 14:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 27-Nov-2019 14:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-May-2020 22:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-May-2020 07:53 | MIG29 | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 18-Aug-2020 20:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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