Westland Wessex Commando Mk.1 ‘Assault Helicopter’
Westland Wessex Commando Mk.1 ‘Assault Helicopter’
This injection-moulded kit contains 34 parts and 6 clear parts (the cockpit canopy and the fuselage windows). A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Wessex Commando Mk.1, Black XP138/M-B, No.845 NAS, Royal Navy, HMS Bulwark, September 1964
2) Wessex Commando Mk.1, Black XP107/D-A, No.845 NAS, Royal Navy, Borneo, January 1963
3) Wessex Commando Mk.1, Black XS154/V-B, No.845 NAS, Royal Navy, Borneo, May 1964
4) Wessex Commando Mk.1, Black XS151/R-B, No.845 NAS, Royal Navy, Borneo, 1964
| Ref. No.: | MKM144026 |
| Availability: | IN STOCK |
Westland Wessex Commando Mk.1 ‘Assault Helicopter’
Description
A British licence development of the Sikorsky S-58, the Westland Wessex was a multi-role all-metal helicopter produced by Westland Aircraft Ltd. The Wessex HAS.1, powered by a Napier Gazelle turboshaft engine, first flew in June 1958 and the type began performing anti-submarine duties three years later, operated by the Royal Navy.
In total, 140 HAS.1 helicopters were built, of which 12 were converted to the Wessex Commando Mk.1. In April 1962 they equipped No.845 NAS and represented a great improvement in the RN Commando Force’s ability to undertake helicopter assault from carrier decks. A weapons platform could also be mounted on both sides above the undercarriage.
Commandos were put into action in Borneo in 1963 during the confrontation with Indonesia. This Wessex variant was finally retired in the autumn of 1965.
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Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Wessex HAS.3, White XP153/143-E, No.826 NAS, Royal Navy, HMS Eagle, late 1960s
2) Wessex HAS.3, White XP143/650-PO, No.737 NAS, Royal Navy, RNAS Portland (HMS Osprey), Dorset, 1973
3) Wessex HAS.3, Black XP142 ‘Humphrey’, No.737 NAS, Royal Navy, HMS Antrim, the Falklands War, South Atlantic, April – June 1982
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14 resin parts
clear vacu canopy
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Description: This injection-moulded kit contains 63 parts and eleven clear parts (the cockpit canopies, rear ventral gunner's window etc.). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Dornier Do 17Z-2, CQ+HG (W.Nr. 4187), Luftwaffe, Tampere airfield, Finland, February 1942
2) Dornier Do 17Z-3, White DN-60 (W.Nr. 2818), 1/LeLv 46 (Squadron), Finnish Air Force (Ilmavoimat), Pyhaselka airfield, summer 1942
3) Dornier Do 17Z-3, White DN-64 'Ace of Spades' (W.Nr. 2822), LeLv 46 (Squadron), Finnish Air Force (Ilmavoimat), Helsinki-Malmi airport, April 1943
4) Dornier Do 17Z-3, White DN-52 (W.Nr. 2608), PLeLv 43 (Bomber Sq.), LeR 4 (Flying Regt.), Finnish Air Force (Ilmavoimat), Luonetjarvi airfield, summer 1947
