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1/72 Westland Wessex HC.2

Airfix has announced the arrival of a brand new release:

Coming in hot with the NEW MOULD 1/72 scale Westland Wessex HC.2!

A04068 Westland Wessex HC.2

Considered to be one of the most detailed 1:72 scale Airfix kit ever released to date, the Westland Wessex HC.4 is ready to hit the workbench! The kit features fully detailed interior with seating, poseable cabin door and cockpit windows, option for folded or unfolded rotor blades and tail, representation of quilted surfaces throughout the interior and cockpit.

Many optional parts are also included such as lights, antenna, winch and canopy type. Alongside these features, the kit comprises 134 parts, ranking at a skill level 2, including three captivating schemes to choose from. Once built, the kit measures 211mm in length and 237mm in width.

 The Westland Wessex HC.2 was a licence-built turbine-powered development of the classic American Sikorski S-58 ‘Choctaw’ helicopter, one of the world’s first truly capable helicopters which established these aircraft as essential for a host of military and civilian applications.

The continuation of an existing arrangement between Sikorsky and Westland, the Wessex was initially developed for the Royal Navy in the anti-submarine and utility roles but was further developed as the HC.2 for the Royal Air Force, entering service in 1962, a year later than the Navy machines.

 In RAF service, these powerful helicopters performed several roles, including troop and supply transportation, ground support and air evacuation duties. However, it was their use as Air Sea Rescue helicopters which made these some of the highest-profile aircraft in service at that time.

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The Wessex represented the pinnacle of rotary technology when introduced and could operate from, and into places that other aircraft couldn’t.

Scheme A: Westland Wessex HC.2, No.2 Flying Training School, Royal Air Force Shawbury, England, 1995.

Scheme B: Westland Wessex HC.2, Armada Nacional del Uruguay, Base Aeronaval No.2, Uruguay, 2000.

Scheme C: Westland Wessex HC.2, No.28 Squadron, Royal Air Force Sek Kong, Hong Kong, 1978.

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