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| Date: | Friday 29 April 1977 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Westland Sea King Mk43 |
| Owner/operator: | Luftforsvaret (RNoAF) |
| Registration: | 072 |
| MSN: | WA753 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | W of Sola Air Station (SVG) -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sola Air Station (SVG/ENZV) |
| Sola Air Station (SVG/ENZV) |
Crashed into sea after guide line went into tail rotor during training mission.
Sources:
Scramble
Hamburger Abendblatt 30 April 1977
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2010 23:59 | TB | Added |
| 07-Jan-2011 04:49 | whiteshark | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jan-2011 10:58 | whiteshark | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 21-Jun-2013 17:19 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 09-Feb-2014 21:12 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2015 10:18 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Mar-2018 20:23 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Source, ] |
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