Accident Westland SH-14B Lynx Mk27 275,
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Date:Wednesday 31 March 1982
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic LYNX model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland SH-14B Lynx Mk27
Owner/operator:Marine Luchtvaartdienst (MLD)
Registration: 275
MSN: WA143
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Norfolk, VA -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:ship HMNLS Zuiderkruis
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ditched just after night take-off from ship. Crew survived, one passenger killed.

Sources:

http://www.the-grey-lynx.com/7_netherlands/version_serials_nl.htm
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/neth/mld/types/lynx.htm
Flight International 29 Januar 1983

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jul-2010 09:16 TB Added
03-Aug-2010 15:00 TB Updated [Operator, Country]
01-Sep-2011 18:43 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source]
15-Mar-2012 12:02 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Source]
28-Mar-2012 00:50 TB Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
28-Mar-2012 01:53 TB Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Feb-2013 10:29 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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