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| Date: | Sunday 21 June 1959 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-55 |
| Owner/operator: | Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Seria -
 Brunei
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | |
| oil platform | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in South China Sea 1,5 km off coast. French pilot Jean Cecille and six drilling crew.
Sources:
El Litoral 22 June 1959, p1
The Evening Independent 22 June 1959, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2015 09:21 | TB | Added |
| 31-Mar-2015 20:01 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 23-Oct-2017 20:47 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Country, Source, ] |
| 12-Nov-2017 15:34 | TB | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Mar-2019 09:26 | TB | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
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