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| Date: | Wednesday 19 June 1974 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Westland Scout AH1 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Sqn, 17th/21st Lancers, 652 Sqn Brit. AAC |
| Registration: | XR631 |
| MSN: | F9531 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vogelsang-Schleiden, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed and caught fire following a wire strike at Vogelsang, West Germany during a photographic sortie. The four crew escaped safely
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1974.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=957
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2011 02:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Sep-2012 02:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 10-Jan-2013 07:58 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Mar-2015 21:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2019 17:01 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 21-Feb-2020 18:13 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 04-Jul-2022 21:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 16-Nov-2024 13:38 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, ] |
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