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Old 6th Mar 2018, 16:33
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The ones I saw in Montevideo weren't in much better condition so the Uruguayans must have bought more than I thought.

I was a sad sight seeing so many worn out Wessex gently rotting - The main problem they had with them was fuel computers - I don't think they knew how to set them up or maintain them properly. One of the older Sqn pilots who had flown them was gobsmacked when I told him I had 3000 hrs on Wessex and had only had one real computer freeze in that time - they used to get them every sortie!

I flew with 5 Sqn FUA on a visit there in their UH-1, 212 and 365. We also went to their fixed wing base further North where they had a twin engine fighter bomber with Astazous in them - that explains where the engine from the Jetstreams went.

Thanks for the pix!
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