Hi Sycamore
The Lt Cdr would have been Pete Deller or Geoff Andrews. Big MW said he was the pilot of 2 of those Whirlwinds that came down and in the back of the one on the beach. Sounds like he exagerated!
The Wessex 5 came down in a swamp near Stass while crew changing Ghurkas for , I think, 19 RAR troops. Fortunately there were no troops on board, just 2 pilots, 1 crewman and 1 Middy seaman on flight experience. About 500 yards from landing, one engine had a massive runaway up which caused the a/c to pitch up at which point a main blade twisted off and crashed upside down into the swamp killing all 4. That was the first Wessex 5 fatality. I remember it well as I started the Wessex for the crew which made me realise how lucky I had been.
Incidently big MW emigrated to Oz in about 1968 and I've no idea where he is now.