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| Date: | Tuesday 7 May 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind HAR10 (S-55) |
| Owner/operator: | 228 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XK991 |
| MSN: | WA/147 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Bridlington, East Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, Humberside (EGXV) |
Written off 7/5/1963: Ditched into the North Sea off Bridlington, Yorkshire after the main rotor struck the mast of a boat during winching practice.
Allocated to Ground Instructional: struck off charge as Cat.5(G/I) as 7810M. In the event, deemed to be too badly damaged for use as such, and scrapped at RAF Dishforth later in 1963
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
2. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/26598/
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962
Media:
XK991 as a HAR.2, with two other Whirlwinds (XP301 & XP400) at the Farnbrorough Air Show in 1961
XK991 a year later (Farnborough Air Show 1962) after conversion to a Whirlwind HAR.10
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2013 21:35 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Nov-2018 15:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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