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| Date: | Tuesday 25 November 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HAS3 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XP153 |
| MSN: | WA/86 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Portugal -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RFA Olmeda |
| HMS Eagle |
Ditched into Atlantic Ocean after engine failure, rolled over and sank.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1969.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2011 11:19 | ThW | Added |
| 06-Mar-2011 09:09 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jul-2012 13:05 | TB | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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