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| Date: | Thursday 3 February 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Sea King HAS5 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XV658 |
| MSN: | WA646 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Portugal -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Invincible |
| HMS Invincible |
Crashed in the South Atlantic during wing over manoeuvre while practice deck landings.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1983.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2010 13:20 | TB | Added |
| 15-Jan-2013 10:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Jun-2013 14:45 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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