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| Date: | Monday 12 April 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HAS1 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XS151 |
| MSN: | WA/110 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nanga Gaat, Sarawak -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Nanga Gaat, Sarawak |
Collided with XS154 whilst approaching landing zone. Rotor blades touched and both helicopters crashed into a river.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1965.htm
2. http://albiefield.co.uk/Sarawak/nangagaat/nangagaat.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2011 04:38 | TB | Added |
| 06-Mar-2011 13:42 | TB | Updated |
| 21-Sep-2011 15:41 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Sep-2011 15:42 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jan-2012 01:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Mar-2012 12:10 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Apr-2013 22:52 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Apr-2013 09:19 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Sep-2013 04:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Sep-2013 18:01 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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