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| Date: | Friday 16 November 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XN360 |
| MSN: | WA/306 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mi W of South Bishop Island, Pembrokeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Hermes, Irish Sea |
| RNAS Brawdy, Pembrokeshire |
Ditched in the Irish Sea after engine failure.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
2. https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/1962/nov/20/naval-helicopter-crash-/index.html
3. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4849770
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2013 23:43 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 23-Oct-2013 23:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 25-Oct-2013 02:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Oct-2013 02:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 10-Apr-2015 17:11 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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