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| Date: | Monday 23 January 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HAS1 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm |
| Registration: | XS883 |
| MSN: | WA/263 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Gibraltar -
 Gibraltar
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Hermes |
Crashed into the sea when tail rotor struck the ship while hovering to rescue the crew of the crashed Sea Vixen XJ564.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1967.htm
2. http://www.seavixen.org/heroic-rescue-attempt-ends-tragically-id-41
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2011 14:10 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Mar-2012 13:41 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Mar-2012 13:42 | TB | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 29-Jul-2013 04:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2013 14:06 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2013 14:55 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, ] |
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