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| Date: | Thursday 4 February 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind HAR.7 |
| Owner/operator: | 737 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XM661 |
| MSN: | WA/252 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel 8 miles off Portland, Dorset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Portland, Dorset |
Written off 4/2/1960: Ditched into the English Channel eight miles off Portland, Dorset and sank after it was hit by a large wave while in the hover which caused the engine to fade. The three crew were picked up by submarine HMS Trafalgar
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm
2. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/26716/
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20130321095657/http://daveg4otu.tripod.com:80/dorset/dorcrash.html
4. http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafsubaqua/rafcms/mediafiles/04F90D75_5056_A318_A85893C085315C27.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2013 20:03 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 03-Sep-2013 20:05 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Damage, ] |
| 17-Feb-2014 16:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 10-Apr-2024 22:23 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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