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| Date: | Friday 15 February 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Saunders Roe Skeeter AOP.12 |
| Owner/operator: | 651 Sqn Brit. AAC |
| Registration: | XL738 |
| MSN: | S2/5069 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire (EGVP) |
| RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire (EGVP) |
Damaged on 15/2/1963 in a heavy landing at Middle Wallop, but was not repaired. Allocated to G.I. at Middle Wallop as 7860M. Later placed on the main gate marked as 'XL769'
Reported (and photographed) at Aeroventure Museum, Doncaster on 22/4/2009. Last reported in June 2012 at Storwood, East Riding of Yorkshire 2.5 miles SE of Wheldrake (at approximate co-ordinates 53.881317N, 0.904455W) in the premises of Melbourne Autos
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1089317/
3. http://www.demobbed.org.uk/locations.php?location=8649
4. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205180933
5. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/19991-saunders-roe-skeeter-helicopter-1958-merged-threads.html
6. https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/army-air-corps/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2013 23:35 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Nov-2014 07:20 | Glock G19 | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 21-Feb-2020 18:27 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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