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Wessex
Cranston Military Prints  By Subject Aviation Art Modern Era  Wessex |
| Modern era aviation art prints of the Wessex aircraft. Our collection of prints and original paintings of the Wessex aircraft from the post-war era. |
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Joint Rescue by David Pentland. Joint exercise between a RNLI Lifeboat and a Royal Air Force Westland Wessex from 72 Squadron off the coast of Northern Ireland. |
Wessex Over the Copelands by David Pentland. Westland Wessex of No.72 Squadron based at RAF Aldergrove, flying over the Copeland Islands in Belfast Lough. |
Wessex Over South Armagh by Michael Rondot. For 33 years, the Wessex has been at the centre of RAF operations in Northern Ireland. As a reliable workhorse the Wessex has no equal, but after 31 March 2002 the Mighty Wessex will be retired from front-line operations. No.72 Squadron received its first Wessex in 1964 at RAF Odiham and deployed to Northern Ireland on 15 August 1969 when Air Marshal Sir Tim Jermer (then a junior pilot) landed the first Wessex at the start of the current Troubles. Since then, the Wessex has been employed on all major security operations as well as day-to-day troop carrying and re-supply tasks. It enjoys a unique reputation as a tough and reliable foundry-built aircraft and will be sorely missed by the aircrew who regard it as an indestructible evergreen. To commemorate the retirement of the Mighty Wessex, Michael Rondot has painted a striking image of a pair of gun-armed Wessex over the scene of an incident in the border area of South Armagh Bandit Country. |
Search Party Reaction by David Rowlands. No text for this item |
Pup Northern Ireland by John Wynne Hopkins. A Royal Air Force Wessex HC2 Helicopter picks up troops somewhere in Northern Ireland. |
Willing Workhorse by Ivan Berryman. RAF air, sea Wessex rescue helicopter shown over the Needles |
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