Originally Posted by
Weasel Watcher
All these photos of Junglies swanning about in bright sunshine are all very well but doesn`t anyone have some of the real workhorse, the Wessex 3? She deserves more than a passing mention as she was way ahead of her time in terms of automation and outstanding performance in her allotted role, not to mention the incredible contribution to the Special Forces raid on South Georgia during the Falklands campaign.
Here you go WW, hope this achieves the request. The AS Wessex I at Duxford (AVPIN start... beware beware) and a Wessex III at Portland carrying the nuclear depth charge. Amazing to think at the age of 21 I was a nuclear bomber pilot ! The WE177 weapon was a good bit of kit; it packed almost the same punch as a stick of Royal Marines deployed from a Wessex V !!!
