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| Date: | Tuesday 9 December 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Wasp HAS.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 829 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XV637 |
| MSN: | F9732 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 miles SE of Portland Bill, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Undaunted, off Dorset coast |
Third from last of the Westland Wasp HAS.1 production run, delivered 12/8/1969. Written off 9/12/1969: Ditched and sank in the English Channel twenty miles south east of Portland Bill, Dorset after engine compressor guide vane failure while operating off HMS Undaunted. (XV637 was normally allocated to 829 NAS FAA HMS Cleopatra Flight at this time)
The crew were rescued and the helicopter was recovered. Allocated to ground instruction at Lee-on-Solent
Sources:
1. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/221/
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1969.htm
3. http://www.westlandscout.com/Pages/waspPage3.aspx
4. http://dorset.hampshireairfields.co.uk/dorcrash.html
5. http://www.hms-undaunted.co.uk/index.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2013 09:07 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Feb-2014 15:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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