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| Date: | Wednesday 17 October 1962 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HAS1 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XP146 |
| MSN: | WA/79 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Portland, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Portland |
Ditched in the English Channel. Anti-submarine training. AFCS pitch hardover while in the hover.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
http://dorset.hampshireairfields.co.uk/dorcrash.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Feb-2011 13:54 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 21-Mar-2012 06:02 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 25-Oct-2013 01:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Oct-2013 01:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-Oct-2013 11:10 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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