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| Date: | Sunday 1 February 1981 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Westland Sea King Mk42 |
| Owner/operator: | Bharatiya Nau Sena (Indian Navy) |
| Registration: | IN503 |
| MSN: | WA735 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 160 mi from Cochin -
 India
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Ditched after tail rotor broke off.
Sources:
Warbirds of India
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2010 00:24 | TB | Added |
| 02-Jan-2010 04:16 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 02-Jan-2010 04:33 | TB | Updated [Country, ] |
| 02-Jan-2010 05:56 | TB | Updated [Operator, Nature, ] |
| 04-Jan-2010 10:33 | TB | Updated |
| 21-Jun-2013 17:36 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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