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| Date: | Wednesday 7 October 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HU5 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XT448 |
| MSN: | WA/270 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Savannah, GA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Hermes |
Ditched into Atlantic Ocean after tail rotor failure.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1981.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2011 11:05 | TB | Added |
| 19-Jan-2011 11:06 | TB | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 12-Oct-2012 11:30 | TB | Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
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