These two Westland Wessex helicopters connect two of the hangars at the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, in Somerset. It’s one of the UK’s two active Naval Air Bases and is home to Wildcat and Merlin helicopters. The Admiralty Air Division acquired the land in 1939 and the site was then bombed by the Lufwaffe in 1940! In 1952 the runways were extended, to cope with the latest jet aircraft of the time. Owing to the airfield’s long history, I wonder how many different air
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Every Sea King in British service began its journey at Yeovil in Somerset. The very first one flew in 1969 after Westland secured the licence from Sikorsky. From there the factory became the beating heart of UK helicopter production, also building the Whirlwind, Wessex, Lynx and later the Merlin. Thousands of skilled engineers worked in its vast hangars, creating aircraft that served in conflicts, rescues and missions all over the world. Which helicopter do you think was Westland’s greatest succ
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