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| Date: | Saturday 22 March 2003 |
| Time: | 04:25 |
| Type: |  Westland Sea King ASaC7 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XV704 |
| MSN: | WA675 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | northern Arabian Gulf -
 Kuwait
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| HMS Ark Royal |
Collided with Sea King XV650 5 miles southwest of HMS Ark Royal and crashed in the northern Arabian Gulf, off Kuwait.
Sources:
http://mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/588268FC-BB68-45EE-AB24-73FB5B996A6A/0/maas03_03_seakings_xv650_xv704_22mar03.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2010 11:59 | TB | Added |
| 07-Mar-2010 11:13 | TB | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2011 05:45 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Sep-2011 05:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jan-2012 11:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-May-2013 17:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jun-2013 16:44 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
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