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Aviation: Aircraft / Rotorcraft

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Notable accidents?[edit]

The Wessex 5 that crashed on the Fortuna glacier during the Falklands war is not notable? /Esquilo (talk) 12:47, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Already discussed at UK wartime operations. HLGallon (talk) 15:20, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

IIRC, the lifting load limit of the Wessex was the factor that necessitated the maximum weight of the Land Rover Lightweight as it was originally required to be carry-able slung under a Wessex