Incident Westland Wessex HC2 (S-58T) XR509 , Tuesday 6 October 1981
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Date:Tuesday 6 October 1981
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic WESX model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Wessex HC2 (S-58T)
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: XR509
MSN: WA/134
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Benson, Oxfordshire (BEX/EGUB) England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Benson, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Rolled over during a ground run.

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1981.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Dec-2010 12:49 Anon. Updated [Total fatalities, Location, ]
19-Jan-2011 11:01 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
24-Oct-2012 08:26 TB Updated [Registration, Source, ]
29-Jul-2013 13:38 Anon. Updated [Date, Total occupants, Location, ]
17-Jul-2023 07:49 Nepa Updated

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