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| Date: | Thursday 10 October 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Sioux AH.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Infantry Air Platoon Sharjah, British Army Air Corps |
| Registration: | XT175 |
| MSN: | WA334 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sharjah -
 Oman
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Sharjah, Oman |
On 10/101968, XT175 was badly damaged when it landed heavily at Sharjah, Oman due to the left pedal being jammed down. Later declared a write off. Preserved at Kidlington, Oxfordshire as ground instructional airframe "TAD175", last reported exported to France.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1968.htm
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1163202/
3. http://www.demobbed.org.uk/aircraft.php?type=1851
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2013 12:33 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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