Westland Wessex HU-5 (RN 845 Sqn HMS Bulwark) (1:72 scale)
- The Westland Wessex is a British turbine-powered version of the Sikorsky S-58 developed under license by Westland Aircraft (later Westland Helicopters), initially for the Royal Navy, & later for the Royal Air Force. The Wessex was built at Westland’s factory at Yeovil in Somerset. The Wessex HU (Helicopter Utility) Mk.5 was a Commando Assault version for the Royal Navy, which could deploy 16 Royal Marines Commandos & equipment from ship to shore in a tactical assault. There were 101 of this variant built, serving on the carriers HMS Albion & Bulwark. Delivered to Nos. 845 & 848 Sqns in the early 1960s, the type gave stalwart reliable service until officially withdrawn in 1986.