Helicopter Accidents

Year 1954 accidents

Westland dragonfly Accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1954	dragonfly	wa/h/119	119 : Dragonfly 1A f/f 25 Sep 1952, d/d 30 Sep 1952. ex G-17-12. Engine failure while airborne, rotor disintegrated following autorotation and abandoned, 18 Jan 1954 in Indo-China.
1954	hc.2	wa/h/017	WF315 : w/o after loss of control during take off from Fort Chabai, Malaya, while with 194 Sq.
1954	hc.4	wa/h/110	WX953 : w/o 14 May 1954 while with 194 Sq. During a landing in a Malaysian jungle clearing, the a/c turned over after tail rotor hit an obstruction.
1954	hc.4	wa/h/127	XB254 : w/o 16 Oct 1954, tail cone broke after take off and crashed at Grik, whilst with 194 Sq
1954	hc.4	wa/h/129	XB256 : w/o 14 Sep 1954, overturned after forced landing at Simpang whilst with 194 Sq.
1954	hr.3	wa/h/035	WG665 : HMS Warrior SAR Flt by Dec 1953, ditched on take-off, off Korea mid Jul 1954.
1954	hr.3	wa/h/068	WH992 : Hit power cables, crashed nr Saltash on 1 Apr 1954 and written off.