Wessex HC2 - Wanted...!

[smarthawke]

Does any one know of a Wessex HC2 in need of a new home?

A couple of friends at work (aircraft engineers who need to get out more) are after a complete machine and also they want to make a large scale R/C model of one and so appreciate any leads as to where they might get drawings from.

If anyone has contacts at Westlands drawing office or with any keepers of Wessex perhg
aps you could let me know. Apparently there is one living in a hangar at Benson.

Thanks

PS I'll post this on 'Rotorheads' as well.

[Molesworth Hold]

There are a few around:

Demobbed - Out of Service British Military Aircraft (http://www.demobbed.org.uk/)

(You need to click on Aircraft and then choose Wessex.)

[airborne_artist]

There's a Wessex fuselage in Smiths' scrapyard at Brightwell-cim-Sotwell, near Wallingford - A V Smith and Son (http://www.avsmith.co.uk/)

It's almost certainly an HC2 - came from Benson.

[oldbeefer]

There's a complete one in a hangar at Strawberry. If you're not military, you could contact the Community Relations Officer to see if he would accept a visit.

[mole man]

one was on the cargo pan at aldergrove, behind the hanger

mole man

[ACW599]

>There's a complete one in a hangar at Strawberry.<

The gate guardian (XT672, coded WE and named 'Aries') also looks fairly complete.

[Gnd]

The Aldergrove one is now looking a station HQ, even has blanks inside!!

[smarthawke]

Many thanks for the all info and leads, I'll pass it on to the Wessex wonderers....

[TheWizard]

Does any one know of a Wessex HC2 in need of a new home?

Apparently there is one living in a hangar at Benson.

Thanks




The one at Benson belongs to 606 RAuxAF Sqn and sits outside the building they share with the RAF Regiment FP Flt. It is 'work in progress' I believe.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/merlinmagic28/800002Wessex.jpg

[Seaking93]

Looks like a HU5 to me

[kageboy]

http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/hangar/2003/84sq/diamond.jpg

A good aircraft to get hold hold of since it had a Major out in Akrotiri about 1997. One more frame changed by MASU and the Airframe Hours would have been Zeroed! Almost a complete rebuild! Lovely old Lady!

[The Helpful Stacker]

{Spotterish comment}

Kageboy - That was the last Wessex I ever did an RTR on whilst on Ex Thirsty Flamingo.:zzz:

[Al R]

Did the Wessex have a Nav? I've just been looking at some shots of us doing some flying with 84 and the loadie was a FL Nav called.. Haggarty (by the looks of it). In fact, he was always the loadie whenever we went flying with them. Well, I say loadie - he sat in the door and waved a lot.

[Truckkie]

Lot of the SAR units had Navs on the establishment trained as WOp/WMan. 72 Sqn had Navs towards the end of the Wessex life as did Sixty Sqn at Benson.
I believe 84 Sqn also had Navs due to the SAR role.

[Wessex Boy]

I believe it was a promotional path for the really hot-shot Navs....

[Flap62]

If it was for "really hot shot navs" (surely a contradiction in terms!) why were they on the Wessex in the first place?

[Truckkie]

So they could hone their skills prior to getting posted to a fast jet squadron, due to the tremendous speeds the Wessex travelled at. 90 Kts into a stiff headwind at 2000' VFR is enough for anybody to cope with. The ground would just rush past in a blur making map reading extremely difficult.


Especially if you were down the back, looking aft but map-reading sideways correcting the 'hot-shot Nav';)

[hunty]

Evening

If its a Wessex HC-2 you are looking for, then look no further than Manston. They have just received a Wessex HC-2 in the shape of XV725. This aircraft arrived from RAF Cosford and it will be used in the role of a non-destructive crew trainer. So you could always try to persuade them to let you have it.

Manston have also recently received a Harrier GR-3 (XV768) and they are also due to receive two Tornados in the future.

Cheers

Hunty

[PICKS135]

Wessex HC-2
Evening

If its a Wessex HC-2 you are looking for, then look no further than Manston. They have just received a Wessex HC-2 in the shape of XV725. This aircraft arrived from RAF Cosford and it will be used in the role of a non-destructive crew trainer. So you could always try to persuade them to let you have it.

Manston have also recently received a Harrier GR-3 (XV768) and they are also due to receive two Tornados in the future.

Cheers

Hunty


piccys [not mine] here Manston - New Arrivals (http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1340)

[NutLoose]

I could not tell you how accurate they are but here you go

??????? (http://www.airwar.ru/other/draw/westlandwessex4+.html)

[peppermint_jam]

There is (or was in june this year) a wessex parked up in one of the Hangars at Cosford, next to a rather tired navy sea king and opposite the BDR tonka GR1's. She looked complete apart from a couple of missing boxes in the cockpit. I hope this isn't the one given to Manston to destroy.

I can't remember the serial, nor can I see the photos on the ukar thread, (igs rubbish) but i'll have a look when i get home.

[Dundiggin']

Al R
Rant on:
The 'loadie' as you so call him is in fact a CREWMAN and not a 'loadie' cos it's a helicopter. The reason being is that 'CREWMAN' is the generic term for Navs, AEOs, Air Engs and ALMs who have qualified for and therefore deemed to be qualified to operate as a CREWMAN despite just having to sit and wave at the crowds all day.
So no more bloody derisory 'loadie' thank you :ugh:
Rant off

[Seldomfitforpurpose]

And a civvy who just cant let it go..........:rolleyes:

[NutLoose]

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'loadie?..wtf is that!
Al R
Rant on:
The 'loadie' as you so call him is in fact a CREWMAN and not a 'loadie' cos it's a helicopter. The reason being is that 'CREWMAN' is the generic term for Navs, AEOs, Air Engs and ALMs who have qualified for and therefore deemed to be qualified to operate as a CREWMAN despite just having to sit and wave at the crowds all day.
So no more bloody derisory 'loadie' thank you :ugh:
Rant off


Well said, We all know the correct terminology was "Winch Weight" as they were carried to act as ballast and keep the cable nice and taught as you lowered away..........:} ;)

[Al R]

Dunners,

Sorry.. and there was me thinking he was just a chilled out bloke who was enjoying some down time in the back with less responsibilty. :ok:

[Dundiggin']

Al R

Apology accepted - thank you...:ok:

[thorpey]

The Wessex was still in the hangar last monday but no sign of the Sea King.

[Globemeister]

Flown them both....quick look at the log book reveals close to 150hrs in C and 100 or so in the Cosford exhibit....I now feel very old.

[Valiantone]

Which Tornados, there cannot be that many spare airframes knocking around!!

Unless they are F.3s??

V1

[Al R]

Al R - thank you...http://static.pprune.org/images/smilies/thumbs.gif


Anytime.. glad to be of help. :ok:

[c130 alm]

Lyneham has a yellow Wessex parked on the airfield.

I have seen a line up of Wessexs somewhere but I cant remember where. It was a navy station. Hmmm cant think which one. One down south somewhere. Might have been Culdrose. Oh no actually I think I know where. Portsmouth. I had to go down and get a new F1250 and we drove past a load of old Navy ones parked up. Gosport.