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| Date: | Saturday 2 December 1978 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Westland Scout AH.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 659 Sqn AAC |
| Registration: | XW614 |
| MSN: | F9742 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lough Ross, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | AAC Ballykelly |
Flew into Lough Ross, Northern Ireland after the pilot became disorientated during a night time sortie whilst wearing night vision goggles. Both crew (Capt Stirling and Corprol Adcock) were killed. XW614 was the last of five Scouts written off during operations in the Province.
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Scout#Accidents_and_Incidents
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1978.htm
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1234037/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2011 20:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2011 07:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 01-May-2013 17:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 17-Jun-2013 23:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
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