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Old 30th Mar 2002, 04:34
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It seems unlikely that there will be many - if any - ex-72 HC2s with museums.. .. .The story goes that the ten [or whatever number remain] will stay tucked away for about a year acting as Christmas Trees to the Cyprus aircraft. When the Cyprus SAR Wessex pass to commercially contracted hands [Bell 412 or AS365N] they will then be sold to work again.. .. .If it is to be a scrapman you can be sure he is South American and not just yet.. .. .I bet Westland are heaving a huge sigh of relief... spares for one of their products for 40 years was definitely not planned!
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