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| Date: | Wednesday 3 May 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HAS1 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XM835 |
| MSN: | WA/16 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Nare Point, Falmouth, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall |
Lost power while hovering and ditched into shallow water onto rocks. Rolled onto its port side, injuring the crew. Became instructional airframe.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1961.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2011 12:14 | TB | Added |
| 09-Dec-2011 07:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Feb-2012 09:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 21-Mar-2012 04:40 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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