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| Date: | Friday 15 January 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HU5 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA RN) |
| Registration: | XS500 |
| MSN: | WA/174 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Loe Bar Beach, Porthleven, Cornwall, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Bulwark, off Cornwall |
Hit the water of Mounts Bay while low flying in bad visibility.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1971.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2011 12:09 | ThW | Added |
| 06-Mar-2011 10:51 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 06-Mar-2011 10:55 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 15-Dec-2011 23:19 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jan-2012 11:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 21-Mar-2012 13:53 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jun-2013 04:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2013 17:22 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Sep-2024 22:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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