Detailed history and photos of helicopter Westland Wessex HAS.1 Serial wa 34 Register XM875 used by Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy) Track service timeline and current status.
I was on the forward AA with two lookouts on board the USS Bigelow and saw it happen. RD3 Curtis Deal
1961-08-03
Westland Wessex HAS.1 del Royal Navy 03aug61 w/o 20may71 ditched off Portland on Weymouth Bay, Dorset near USS Bigelow (DD-942) whilest carrying press during NATO STANAVFORLANT exercise. 3 fatalities
