ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55068
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 November 1986 |
| Time: | 02:40 |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HC5C (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | XS518 |
| MSN: | WA/187 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 mi E of RAF Akrotiri -
 Cyprus
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flew into the Mediterranean Sea during SAR mission at night. Pilot survived.
Sources:
1. Flight International 16 May 1987
2. Flight International 27 December 1986
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1986.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19861104_xs518.pdf
5. https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20121026065214/http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/5BBFB1F9-EAA5-4EB3-8CA2-9A4C70FB2721/0/maas86_09_wessex_hcmk5c_xs518_5nov86.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 04:49 | harro | Updated |
| 13-May-2009 07:19 | harro | Updated |
| 19-Jan-2011 05:36 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2011 05:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2011 12:53 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source] |
| 27-Mar-2012 04:41 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2012 04:46 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2013 19:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2013 14:43 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2013 14:44 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2022 08:04 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
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