Westland Wessex HU.5 ‘In Commando Role’
Westland Wessex HU.5 ‘In Commando Role’
Mark I Models 1:144
This injection-moulded kit contains 40 parts and 6 clear parts (the cockpit canopy and the fuselage windows). A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Westland Wessex HU.5, Black XS493/N, No.848 NAS, Royal Navy, HMS Albion, Borneo, the Far East, summer 1965
2) Westland Wessex HU.5, White XT458/Y-CU, No.707 NAS, Royal Navy, RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk), Cornwall, U.K., summer 1966
3) Westland Wessex HU.5, White XT461/D-CU, No.846 NAS, Royal Navy, RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk), Cornwall, U.K., spring 1970
4) Westland Wessex HU.5, White XT460/T-H, No.845 NAS, Royal Navy, HMS Hermes, ‘Operation Mercy’, Northern Cyprus, July 1974
| Ref. No.: | MKM144169L |
| Availability: | IN STOCK |
Westland Wessex HU.5 ‘In Commando Role’
The Westland Wessex was a general purpose duties all-metal helicopter produced by Westland Aircraft Ltd. and represented a British licence development of the Sikorsky S-58.
The Wessex HU.5, basically similar to the previous variant, the HC.2, represented the last version for the Royal Navy. It was powered by twin R-R Gnome turboshaft engines, which provided enough power and added safety for carrying troops into action. It had a strengthened airframe which allowed pilots to fly more efficient low-level sorties. Heavier loads of up to 3,200 lb (1,453 kg) could also be underslung and formidable weapons carried. A pre-production aircraft of the HU.5 flew in May 1963 and a total of 100 helicopters were deliverered in the period 1963 ‒ 1967.
At the beginning the older Wessex Mk.1/3 style air intake was retained, but later after frequent FOD problems were encountered, a new fairing with upper inlet was installed.
The Wessex HU.5 was used for carrying soldiers from a carrier or helicopter landing assault ships, in SAR, communications, fire support, air ambulance, paratrooping and ferrying roles. It also acted in the Commando role, similar to that of the Wessex Commando Mk.1, while a weapons platform could be mounted on both sides above the undercarriage. A weapons platform could be mounted above the undercarriage and the helicopter could be armed with A/T missiles, rocket projectiles and forward firing machine guns.
The Wessex HU.5 was withdrawn from RN service in March 1988.
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Due to their generic nature they can also be used for other scales (1:72, 1:87, 1:100 etc.).
Two sheets of decals are included in this set.
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Mark I Models 1:144
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Due to their generic nature they can also be used for other scales (1:72, 1:87, 1:100 etc.).
Two sheets of decals are included in this set.
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Decal sheets containing national insignia and/or tricolour stripes, and/or serial numbers/letters and/or various symbols and inscriptions in 1:144th scale.
Due to their generic nature they can also be used for other scales (1:72, 1:87, 1:100 etc.).
Two sheets of decals are included in this set.
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Colour schemes included in the kit:
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3) F-103E (AMD Mirage IIIEBR), FAB 4931, Black 31, 1º Esquadrão Jaguar (Jaguar Squadron), 1º GDA (Air Defence Group), III FAe (Air Force), Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB), Anápolis Air Force Base (ALA2), Goiás, Brazil, 2004-05
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PE parts sheet and two decal variants
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