Sea King and Wessex

[oldbeefer]

Just seen a yellow Seaking and Wessex (green with red bands round the nose and tail pylon) flying in trail past Trowbridge. Real treat during the morning dog walk!

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Originally Posted by oldbeefer

Just seen a yellow Seaking and Wessex (green with red bands round the nose and tail pylon) flying in trail past Trowbridge. Real treat during the morning dog walk!

It's a Navy Wessex, Mk5 in RN SAR colours Your misty eyes deceived you

That and the Yellow Sea King are from Historic Helicopters in Chard on their way to RIAT

[oldbeefer]

Ha. I knew you'd know! From a distance, it did look green!

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Ha. I knew you'd know! From a distance, it did look green!

Flown them both recently Didn't know you lived near Trowbridge or are you down on holiday?

[Ammo Boiler]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

Flown them both recently Didn't know you lived near Trowbridge or are you down on holiday?

Are you scheduled to be flying either for the next open day Crab?

[JerryG]

At one stage they were indeed green with red bands, it was a temporary measure when we first received the Mk5 from the Junglies onto 771 at Culdrose. They were then gradually changed to the standard scheme over following months.
That one is XT761. I scrambled 6 times in her, including an eight hour "shout" to SKOPELOS SKY for which we received the Hellenic Nautical Medal 1st Class.
The full story is the free sample chapter here : Rescue Pilot: Cheating the Sea by Bloomsbury Publishing - Issuu
Thanks so much to all the team at Historic for keeping her alive, she'll probably outlast me now!

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Are you scheduled to be flying either for the next open day Crab?

Probably the Lynx but I will be there.

[Sir Korsky]

they are ' repurposing ' them now...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...mping-pod.html

[jimf671]

Originally Posted by Sir Korsky

they are ' repurposing ' them now...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...mping-pod.html

You would have thought they would have kept the water boiler.

[212man]

Originally Posted by Sir Korsky

they are ' repurposing ' them now...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...mping-pod.html

I’m curious about the “classified equipment “!

[peterperfect]

Originally Posted by 212man

I’m curious about the “classified equipment “!

"£250,000 refurbishment".......must have used UK military procurement protocols and suppliers.

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I’m curious about the “classified equipment “!

Me too, all I can think of is the GPS.

[Ammo Boiler]

If the pee tube is still installed would that be considered an ensuite?

[NutLoose]

You know there is an upcoming show?

https://www.chardandilminsternews.co...ay-chard-farm/

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You know there is an upcoming show?

Except the paper got the date wrong - it is 13 Aug - and all the aircraft are airworthy not glamping pods

[212man]

Originally Posted by Ammo Boiler

If the pee tube is still installed would that be considered an ensuite?

Probably better than having to wander across the campsite to the communal ablutions!

[John Eacott]

Originally Posted by Ammo Boiler

If the pee tube is still installed would that be considered an ensuite?

Or BYO?

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Much more amusing to tell people it was a speech tube to talk to the crewman with emphasis on getting your mouth really close to shout down it...