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| Date: | Tuesday 29 May 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HAS1 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XM840 |
| MSN: | WA/21 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 750 mi S of Hong Kong -
 Hong Kong
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Ark Royal |
Ditched in the South China Sea after engine failure.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2011 11:11 | ThW | Added |
| 08-Feb-2011 13:31 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Mar-2012 06:01 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
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