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    The Westland Wessex is a British-built turbine-powered development of the Sikorsky H-34. It was developed and produced under licence by Westland Aircraft...
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    countries, and the Whirlwind was succeeded by the turbine powered Westland Wessex (based on the Sikorsky H-34) which was developed from the H-19/Whirlwind...
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  • aircraft Westland Interceptor Westland IV and Wessex Westland C.O.W. Gun Fighter Westland Wallace Westland PV-3 (Houston-Westland) Westland PV-6 (Houston-Wallace)...
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    hovercraft Saunders-Roe SR.N6 hovercraft Vertol 107 Westland Sea King and Commando Westland Wessex Westland Whirlwind Rolls-Royce Gnome engines are on display...
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  • region's oil boom. Starting on 17 February 1965, the company operated the Westland Wessex 60 ten-seat helicopter to support these off-shore installations. Throughout...
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    was later adapted to turbine power by the British licensee as the Westland Wessex and by Sikorsky as the S-58T. The H-34 was also produced under license...
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    contingent from 42 Commando had arrived at the station. On 13 March 1960, Westland Wessex HAS.1 anti-submarine helicopters from 815 Naval Air Squadron disembarked...
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  • of examples of Westland aircraft. WS-51 - Westland Dragonfly WS-55 - Westland Whirlwind Westland Widgeon WG-58 - Westland Wessex Westland Westminster (1958)...
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    The Westland IV and Westland Wessex were British high wing, three-engined light transport aircraft built by Westland Aircraft. In 1928, Westland began...
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  • 4 July 1961, the squadron recommissioned at RNAS Culdrose with the Westland Wessex HAS.1. The squadron embarked on HMS Ark Royal in November 1961, moving...
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    HAS.1 XT778 Westland Wessex HU.5 XS508 Westland Whirlwind HAR.1 XA864 Westland Whirlwind HAR.3 XG574 Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 XG594 Westland Whirlwind HAS...
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    G-ASWI was a Westland Wessex 60, operated by Bristow Helicopters operating between Bacton Gas Terminal, in Norfolk, and Amoco gas platforms in the North...
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    water and dry stores could also be carried. She could operate Westland Wessex or Westland Sea King helicopters, or other helicopters of similar size, from...
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    anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter to replace the Westland Wessex, placing an order with Westland for 60 SH-3D Sea Kings in June 1966. The prototype...
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  • Thomas Hardy's Wessex, a semi-fictional region of England in the novels of Thomas Hardy Westland Wessex, a helicopter Earl of Wessex, an English title...
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    relocated to RAF Aldergrove to provide a permanent presence to augment the Westland Wessex of 72 Squadron. In 2009, 230 Squadron relocated to RAF Benson together...
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    and being instructed when and where to drop it. Unlike the larger Westland Wessex, the Wasp carried no sonar of its own, and was limited strictly to...
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    carry four Westland Wessex helicopters for amphibious operations and anti-submarine protection operating "East of Suez" then four Westland Sea Kings for...
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    The cruiser carried Westland Wessex HAS.3 helicopters of 820 Naval Air Squadron from June 1969; these were replaced by the Westland Sea King HAS.1 helicopter...
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    Westland Wessex HAS.1, XM330 Westland Wessex HAS.3, XM328 Westland Wessex HCC.4, XV733 Westland Wessex 60, G-AVNE Westland 30 Series 100, G-BGHF Westland 30...
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    was the Anti-Submarine Warfare school at RNAS Portland. It operated Westland Wessex HAS.3 rescue helicopters from their land base at RNAS Portland, Dorset...
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    Havilland Sea Vixen, and Fairey Gannet fixed-wing aircraft, together with Westland Whirlwind helicopters. The construction cost of Hermes was £18 million...
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  • the Westland Wessex HC.2 and later still (June 1984) with the Westland Wessex HU.5C. It was the last squadron to use the Westland Wessex. The Wessex HU...
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    on the Westland Wessex HAS 1 and HAS 3 (other versions of the Wessex had two Rolls-Royce Gnome engines) and the Bristol Belvedere (later Westland Belvedere)...
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    Vickers Viking, Avro York, de Havilland Heron and Devon, Westland Whirlwind, Westland Wessex HCC.4, Douglas Dakota (for the Royal Visit to Nepal in 1960)...
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    water and dry stores could also be carried. She could operate Westland Wessex or Westland Sea King helicopters, or other helicopters of similar size, from...
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    Squadron kept its Belvederes until August 1964 when it exchanged them for Westland Wessex. The RAF Belvederes were involved in combat in the Aden Emergency and...
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    April 1995, the Queen's Flight, equipped with these BAe 146 CC2, and Westland Wessex HCC.4 helicopters (the latter operated from 1969 until 1998), was merged...
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    It was a vehicle designed to be light enough to be carried by the Westland Wessex, a medium-lift helicopter in service for over 40 years with the U.K...
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    helicopter deck, designed to be capable of handling the Royal Navy Westland Wessex helicopters used at the time. She had hangar facilities for a single...
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