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| Date: | Thursday 20 May 1971 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HAS1 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XM875 |
| MSN: | WA/34 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Weymouth Bay, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Ditched and sank after engine failure while hovering alongside a ship. The helicopter carrying five press photographers and the crew. Three of the press were killed.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 21.5.1971
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1971.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2011 11:14 | ThW | Added |
| 06-Mar-2011 10:58 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 24-Apr-2011 10:03 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-May-2011 09:32 | TB | Updated [Country, ] |
| 10-Jun-2013 04:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2013 17:43 | TB | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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