Incident Westland Sea King HAS5 XZ573,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73314
 
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Date:Tuesday 18 May 1982
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic S61 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Sea King HAS5
Owner/operator:Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
Registration: XZ573
MSN: WA841
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:South Atlantic, 2 mi off HMS Hermes -   Falkland Islands
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:HMS Hermes
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ditched in the South Atlantic after engine failure while in a hover and sunk by naval gunfire.

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1982.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Mar-2010 12:56 TB Added
04-Mar-2010 13:29 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
15-Jan-2013 10:28 Nepa Updated [Operator]
22-Jun-2013 14:10 TB Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
22-Jun-2013 14:11 TB Updated [Narrative]
20-Dec-2016 21:02 Aerossurance Updated [Location, Phase]

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