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| Date: | Friday 23 April 1982 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Westland Sea King HC4 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | ZA311 |
| MSN: | WA915 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South Atlantic -
 Falkland Islands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| HMS Hermes |
Crashed into sea in bad weather at night and sank. Crewman Kevin Casey (26) died. Pilot rescued.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1982.htm
Hamburger Abendblatt 27.4.1982, p13
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2010 11:16 | TB | Added |
| 20-Jan-2010 02:40 | TB | Updated [Date, ] |
| 04-Mar-2010 12:32 | TB | Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Mar-2010 13:38 | TB | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 27-Jan-2012 11:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 17-Jan-2013 13:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 19-Jan-2013 12:28 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-May-2020 19:27 | Casey | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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