Incident Westland Sea Lynx Mk 88 83+16,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75541
 
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Date:Sunday 30 January 1994
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic LYNX model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Sea Lynx Mk 88
Owner/operator:MFG3 Marineflieger
Registration: 83+16
MSN: WA342
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Porto Alegre, alongside FGS Bremen -   Brazil
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:FGS Bremen (frigate F207)
Destination airport:FGS Bremen (frigate F207)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ditched into sea while practicing a single engine failure. Crew rescued by their ship, but helicopter sank whilst under tow.

Sources:

fliegerrevue
military-info.de
https://www.thegoldfishclub.co.uk/goldfish-stories/dirk-schindler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_frigate_Bremen

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Jul-2010 11:47 TB Added
09-Jul-2010 12:37 TB Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
04-May-2011 02:56 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
29-Oct-2019 13:14 Uli Elch Updated [Operator]
30-Oct-2019 20:45 TB Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
31-Dec-2019 22:13 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
30-Jan-2020 08:50 TB Updated [Operator]
05-Feb-2020 16:24 stehlik49 Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator]
30-Jan-2024 18:16 Aerossurance Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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