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Old 5th Dec 2002, 16:40
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aspinwing
 
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Angry Wessex
Having ditched a Wessex 1 in Sea State 1 in which the bags did not inflate on water entry; I can assure you that it did roll to the right - causing a blade tip hit the water and wrap around the cockpit - until inverted and then sink nose first.

The RN dunker training was almost a perfect simulation.

BTW: it was a Friday the 13 th.
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