The first tale happened to a Wessex 1 of 845 Squadron in Borneo about 1964 or 65. They made a heavy landing in a clearing for reasons I don't remember, took off immediately & flew back to their base at Nanga Gaat. Unfortunately all the Wessex were airborne a distance away & no spare oleo was available, only wheels. They stayed in a hover for quite a while, changed pilots & refueled in a low hover. When the first Wessex came back, the engineers jacked it up to remove the oleo & replaced the broken one still in a low hover. No problem for the good old Wessex!
