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|description={{en|1=In 1972 on it's way to the Far East HMS Cleopatra took part in the Port du Beira blockade. During the blockade Cleopara's Wasp helecopter, No.463, encountered an engine failure at high altitude. A perfect crash landing occured at sea and the aircraft was recovered. Unable to winch the craft on deck the Wasp was strapped to the ships side and dismounted when Cleopatra reached RAF Gan in the Mauldives.}}
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|description={{en|1=In 1971 on it's way to the Far East HMS Cleopatra took part in the Port du Beira blockade. During the blockade HMS Cleopatra's Wasp helecopter, No.463, encountered an engine failure at high altitude. A perfect crash landing occured at sea and the aircraft was recovered. Unable to winch the craft ontp the flight deck the Wasp was strapped to the ships side. It was dismounted onto a floating pontoon when Cleopatra reached RAF Gan in the Mauldives.

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