What is it about the Wessex that makes people so fond of it?

[Georg1na]

You can now get the mug from the Navy Wings store!!

[EESDL]

The Dark Knight (night) Dave

[Georg1na]

K? Do you mean David...................?

[Georg1na]

and there is a more patriotic version as well........................

[John Eacott]

Thread revival time: this one has just surfaced from Bristow, Nigeria

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[QuePee]

Wessex Markings

Its good to see this thread revived a few months ago and I would like to take the opportunity to do so again. I know that there is a large Wessex fraternity on here so maybe one of you could help me out.

I took this picture at Farnborough on 11 Sept 1988 and have wondererd ever since about the spelling of the word RESCUE. Is this just a man with a paint brush having a laugh ot is it just the result of employing someone who did not know any better. Its obviously very easy to change the C to a Q, likewise the F in RAF on the door seems to have been convrted to an E.

I wonder if there are any other examples of this sort of thing out there???

QP

[sycamore]

Probably a few bits of black `bodge` tape......

[welshwaffu]

Originally Posted by sycamore

Probably a few bits of black `bodge` tape......

Probably stuck on by some Fleet Air Arm joker after dark - not guilty

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Some naughty people have been known to change th registration with bodge tape (Harry Blackers for the RN) to confuse the spotters at airshows.

[PlasticCabDriver]

How long has there been a Like button?

[welshwaffu]

Since Monday I think.

[welshwaffu]

Wessex Mk1

In the interest of keeping the thread alive and it is nearly Christmas -
Not only you 'Benders' retain a soft spot for the old Wezzy, we menders do as well.
So much so that I scratch built my own MK1 in 2012. Ok it's only 1/8th scale (about 6ft long) but has a working winch and SACRU. Here is one of my old cabs trying to help out Santa​​​​​​ after Rudolph pulled a 'sicky'. Happy Landing folks.

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