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Westland Wessex HC2 crash near Mirs Bay, Hong Kong

unknown1979-04-19
Summary

An RAF Wessex HC2 from Sek Kong crashed in Mirs Bay during a winching exercise in fog. The three crew survived and the helicopter was destroyed.

Incident details
Date
1979-04-19
Location
Mirs Bay, Hong Kong
Registration
XR500
Operator type
unknown
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Weather / IMC
Phase of flight
manoeuvring
Source
UK Serials ↗
22.5200, 114.3800
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceUK Serials
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