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| Date: | Tuesday 14 July 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 (S-55) |
| Owner/operator: | 846 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XN300 |
| MSN: | WA/280 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sebatik Island, Sabah, Borneo, 15 miles SW of Tawau -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Albion, off Malaya |
| SebatikIsland, Borneo |
Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 XN300 ("T" of 846 Sqn FAA RN) was written off 14/7/1964: Suffered failure of the tail rotor drive at 500 feet and force landed in 2 feet of water on the foreshore of Sebatik Island, Sabah, Borneo fifteen miles south west of Tawau. The three on board were not injured.
Wreckage not recovered, in stead XN300 was later destroyed where it had crashed by a demolition team.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1964.htm
2. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/26743/
3. http://www.axfordsabode.org.uk/pdf-docs/albion09.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebatik_Island
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2013 12:59 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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