Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 crash near HMS Albion, off Singapore, Singapore

The helicopter lost power shortly after taking off from HMS Albion and ditched. All three crew were picked up by the plane guard helicopter and the wreck was not recovered. XL897 had been aboard for under two months, having joined at Malta as the replacement for XL850, which had ditched that February. It carried the code A-302 and flew with 815 Naval Air Squadron.