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| Date: | Friday 7 December 1990 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HC2 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | XR519 |
| MSN: | WA/141 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Shawbury, Shropshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Destroyed by ground resonance due to hydraulic fault in the rotor head.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1990.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19901207_xr519.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2011 03:15 | TB | Added |
| 01-Dec-2011 10:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Mar-2012 02:34 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Oct-2012 14:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Oct-2012 08:32 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jun-2013 18:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jun-2013 15:19 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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