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| Date: | Wednesday 11 March 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HAS3 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XM872 |
| MSN: | WA/31 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 mi E of Portland, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Ditched into the English Channel near Durdle Dor, Lulworth Cove after engine fire.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1981.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20130321095657/http://daveg4otu.tripod.com:80/dorset/dorcrash.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2011 11:13 | TB | Added |
| 04-Jun-2013 03:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jun-2013 17:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jun-2013 17:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, ] |
| 10-Jun-2013 19:29 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2013 17:58 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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