Italeri 2720 1/48 Scale Wessex UH-5 Helicopter Falklands Model Kit

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Brand New Kit Italeri 2720 1/48 Scale Wessex Helicopter

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Sikorsky S-58

Westland Wessex HU Mk.5

The Wessex, easily recognizable by its distinctive line characterized the cockpit placed high, was produced by the British Westland under license. It was based on the American helicopter Sikorsky S-58 “Choctaw” project with the adoption of a British turbine-powered 1,200 HP Rolls-Royce engine. The Wessex has proved an extraordinary longevity. It was, for nearly three decades, employed by the British Royal Navy to carry out, in its different versions, many operational tasks. The Wessex UH.5, one of the latest version of Westland helicopter, was used during the period of Falklands War in the South Atlantic on 1982, and it was specialized to satisfy the tactical transportation needs of artillery, ammunitions and missile systems. Thanks to its reliability, Wessex UH.5 has also been used for more though duties: the transportation of Royal Marines Commandos during assault and infiltration operations.

No. 84 Sqn. XV719, 1987 - RAF Akrotiri CY

No. 771 Sqn. XT461, 1987 - RNAS Culdrose

No. 874 Sqn. XQ / XT480, 1982 Falklands War»Operation Corporate - Falkland Islands FK

Royal Aircraft Establishment XS842, 1982 - RAE Farnborough