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| Date: | Thursday 9 June 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland WS-51 Dragonfly HR.3 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | WG669 |
| MSN: | WA/H/039 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Predannack, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed during autorotation landing after tail rotor blade broke away.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2014 23:00 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Apr-2015 16:07 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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