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| Date: | Wednesday 12 June 2002 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Lynx HMA8 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XZ256 |
| MSN: | 101 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Atlantic, 200 mi off coast of Virginia -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Richmond (F239) |
| HMS Richmond (F239) |
Crashed into Atlantic Ocean after double engine failure. Pilot Lt Rod Skidmore (39) and Lt Jenny Lewis (25) died. A third occupant, PO Photographer Paul Hanson, was rescued. Wreckage salvaged from a depth of 4000m.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-2002.htm
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/article-438638-two-killed-in-heavy-helicopter-crash.do
Air Forces Monthly Aug 2002
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/specialist-mod-team-recovers-damaged-ships-from-round-the-world
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 10:26 | TB | Added |
| 11-Jan-2011 11:08 | TB | Updated |
| 11-Jan-2011 15:12 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 12-Jan-2011 04:21 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 13-Apr-2012 11:05 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Sep-2013 14:37 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 26-Feb-2014 06:28 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 31-Mar-2017 14:28 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-May-2019 08:58 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, ] |
| 22-May-2019 09:02 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Nov-2024 13:16 | RDV | Updated [Other fatalities, Country, ] |
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