andyf117 Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 (edited) Content withdrawn - I will NOT be threatened by a moderator, simply because I queried the actions of another... Edited June 27, 2020 by andyf117 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted December 20, 2018 Author Share Posted December 20, 2018 Here's a couple of SAR ones without 'CU' on the tail. Did Portland ever have a green Wessex with rescue titles or am I getting confused with a Sea King 4 ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wafu Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 47 minutes ago, Scimitar said: Here's a couple of SAR ones without 'CU' on the tail. Did Portland ever have a green Wessex with rescue titles or am I getting confused with a Sea King 4 ? 772 never had ‘green’ Wessex with Rescue on, you’re right. The only time 772 had rescue on was after they got their Sea King mk4’s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 XS482/D of 845. Note Canadian zap on fin on starboard side. The repainted panels (?) on the starboard side make it look as if it has two big windows with curtains there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus72 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 When 772 were providing aircraft for the SAR flight at Lee, after the Falklands, on arrival at Lee the cabin door was replaced with one which had 'Royal Navy Rescue' titles. This was then removed and the original door refitted when the aircraft rotated back to Portland.Otherwise the markings were standard. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 (edited) On 12/9/2018 at 12:19 AM, Sky dancer said: Scimitar, Yes, it definitely was! I suspect it could be XP180; just found the same pic on Flickr - link:- https://www.flickr.com/photos/rosedale7175/31164641274. The comments are interesting, the mention of HMS Antrim definitely rings a bell. You spend 25 years looking for pics of green mk 3s then this year they all appear! XM923 was painted in that scheme too, but a more matt version - pic in the Haynes Wessex book. From HMS London Edited December 21, 2018 by Dave Fleming typo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 On 12/14/2018 at 1:16 PM, Scimitar said: Going right back to the start. Here's Sikorsky HSS-1 ,141602 as she was delivered to the UK in March 1956. She is marked here in class B registration,G-17-1 and became XL722. She was scrapped in 1968 after use as an instructional airframe. The engine/airframe configuration underwent many changes. Here are a few. It flew for a very short time in military markings with the unmodified nose, have a pic somewhere, will dig it out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 On 12/10/2018 at 9:00 AM, Wafu said: Great picture of a Wessex 3 with a key indicator that this was before the Falklands war, the Lynx on the left of the picture is high viz. Now to screw down the exact date is a little harder. The picture is at RNAS Portland, depicted by the station paint shop (building with the double door frontage) and what used to be 829’s Squadron hangar to the right. 702 NAS and 815 NAS came down to Portland from Yeovilton in 1981, the idea was to take over the massive hangar that 737 NAS (Wessex 3’s) had, I do remember that by December 81 we had a very busy and very small airfield with 4 possibly 5 Naval Air Squadrons operating from it ( 772 Wessex 5’s HQ and Flights, 737 Wessex 3’s HQ and flights, 829 Wasp HQ and flights, 702 Lynx HQ and possibly 815 Lynx flights) Great pics and thanks for sharing Scimitar. The Flikr pic has an exact date, 2 Feb 1983. There were a few aircraft ( e.g. second line, test and trials) that remained in preFalklands colours for a bit after 1982, so the presence of the Lynx is not out of place for that date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wafu Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 4 hours ago, Daedalus72 said: When 772 were providing aircraft for the SAR flight at Lee, after the Falklands, on arrival at Lee the cabin door was replaced with one which had 'Royal Navy Rescue' titles. This was then removed and the original door refitted when the aircraft rotated back to Portland.Otherwise the markings were standard. And we know how easy they were to change over?😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 On 12/18/2018 at 12:26 PM, Scimitar said: Is the piece of kit shown with the HAS3 a starter unit similar to a Palouste? Recently also seen on a Sea Vixen build thread here on BM. Apparently it's a Palouste without the Dan Dare casing. I was daft enough to question the safety aspects of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 A good read and several photos of Australian Wessex in here: https://www.faaaa.asn.au/heritage-wessex/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 Sikorsky designed this type of flotation gear for the S-58 as shown here. It was tested on the Wessex and not surprisingly was not adopted for service use. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 I don't know if this is an HAS1 or 3. Sad photo but nice underside detail. I hadn't realised how much the sonar well stuck out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 13 hours ago, Dave Fleming said: It flew for a very short time in military markings with the unmodified nose, have a pic somewhere, will dig it out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wafu Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Hi all, Whilst we are on the subject of RN Wessex, how do my decals look for scale on the following pictures?? I really struggle with the Fly Wessex decals for scale, so I've used a mixture of the Fly offering, the Italeri Wessex 3 and Wessex 5 decals and finally a few Xtradecals white lines. I've cast my mind back to my first flight on HMS Hermes as a junior aircraft engineer, the Wessex in those days have high viz markings with white stencil markings. I hope Scimitar doesn't mind the highjacking of his thread but I thought you'd all be happy to give feedback on a subject he's talking about. If not please let me know and I'll move it asap. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 That looks good, I think I would make the step kick panels a bit larger though If you look at the picture of XS464? above in jungly sand and spinach and the rescue one above it you can see the kick panel is a bit larger all round The rest looks fab 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 What a great thread Lovely pictures of the 'Green Parrot' VIP cabs. I wish there were decals for these. Although I guess it shouldn't be too difficult to make some up. Is that a gold cheat line between the white and green? Also, I am intrigued by the apparently Yeovilton based SAR HAS.1. Does anyone know which squadron was based at Yeovilton on SAR with the HAS.1 and when? Carry on! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 5 hours ago, Wafu said: Whilst we are on the subject of RN Wessex, how do my decals look for scale on the following pictures?? Hi WAFU. I think your Happy H 'H' is a tad on the small side (sorry) Otherwise a cracking 'Junglie'. Should look great when it's finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 6 hours ago, Wafu said: I hope Scimitar doesn't mind Not in the slightest,after all the whole purpose of the thread was as a one stop place for Wessex variants and colour schemes. I had forgotten about Hermes in her commando role so to make up for that here's another nice photo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 57 minutes ago, Smudge said: Is that a gold cheat line between the white and green? Also, I am intrigued by the apparently Yeovilton based SAR HAS.1. Does anyone know which squadron was based at Yeovilton on SAR with the HAS.1 and when? Yes. Here's another lovely view of XT770. It seems that even the 'barges' weren't immune from dents in the nose filter! The Yeovilton SAR Wessex is shown as 'Heron Flight' with no mention of a parent Squadron. I will look into this unless somebody has the knowledge. Using that as an excuse....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wafu Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Smudge said: Hi WAFU. I think your Happy H 'H' is a tad on the small side (sorry) Hi Smudge. I agree, also the black wear around the cockpit step does need ‘expanding’ might not happen on this build though. I also think the Royal Navy and the D is a tad small, i’m Missing a squadron crest with green and white cheques on the transmission doors would be ideal. May be I’ll look to decals related to RN Wessex squadrons and data stencils? Thanks for the feedback. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 Early footage of XL722. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 An interesting shot of HMS Kent's Wessex HAS3. Note '401' repeated on the fuel tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 Some excellent photos posted in here. http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=2152 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphin38 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Wessex HU5's XT761 at Lee on Solent, soon to take to the air again and XT480 at RNAY Fleetlands img521 by Phillip Wilmshurst, on Flickr img483 by Phillip Wilmshurst, on Flickr img405 by Phillip Wilmshurst, on Flickr img398 by Phillip Wilmshurst, on Flickr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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