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| Date: | Wednesday 11 February 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HAS3 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XP103 |
| MSN: | WA/54 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Falmouth Bay, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Rolled over and sank when ditched six miles south of Dodman Point after fire warning.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1970.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Mar-2011 09:00 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Oct-2012 10:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Oct-2012 10:50 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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