01-feb-53    to    17-feb-53

Operation WaNo

01-feb-53    to    17-feb-53


netherlands Netherlands



In the night of 31 January and 1 February 1953 many dykes broken. This happened through a combination of spring tide and a northwest storm. In this night more than 165.000 hectare land covered with sea water.
On 1 February operation watersnood flood disaster started.



  Units


Dates UnitModels
    01feb53 to 17feb53 NL vsq 8 Marine Luchtvaartdienst S-51 / R-5 / H-5
S-55 H-19
    02feb53 to - UK 705 NAS Fleet Air Arm UH-12B HTE-2
dragonfly
S-55 H-19
S-55 H-19
dragonfly
    05feb53 to 09feb53 UK Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment Ministry of Defence (MoD)
Not all models shown may have taken part in the Operation
Some of the units could be operating fixed wing aircraft at the time, check every unit for details




helicopter   Individual helicopters


Model IDs
Westland Dragonfly HR.3 WG669     WG671     WG725     WG748 w/o    




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ClassesShips








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