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Old 15th Apr 2020, 15:46
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ShyTorque

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XW214 - I last flew that one on 31st Jul 1991.

"Those plastic Pumas will never last in service!" Quoted by more than one RAF Wessex pilot. But some of the old HC1s are still going strong, hidden as Mk2s. Not a bad length of service after all! I certainly enjoyed my 2500 hours on the HC1.

It's a shame it took MOD so long to give them the Makila engines they needed from the start, with a 50% power upgrade and lower fuel consumption from the old Turmo IIIC train engines.
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