Incident Westland Whirlwind 1 (S-55) (HU-2W) N-7008,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162851
 
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Date:Monday 17 August 1964
Time:
Type:Westland Whirlwind 1 (S-55) (HU-2W)
Owner/operator:Aviação Naval Brasileira
Registration: N-7008
MSN: WA/394
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Maragogipe, BA -   Brazil
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hit a tree, crashed and caught fire. Occupants injured.

Sources:

Scramble
Jornal do Brasil 18 August 1964, p9

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Dec-2013 14:41 gerard57 Added
20-Jul-2014 22:50 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Aug-2014 16:43 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
27-Aug-2014 17:00 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
29-Aug-2019 18:50 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]

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