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Westland Wessex Manual

1958 onwards (all models)

Author: Lee Howard   Series: Owners Workshop Manual

With an active service life of more than 40 years with the Royal Navy and the RAF, the Westland Wessex was one of the most versatile helicopters of the Cold War. Its duties included Commando and Special Forces insertions during the Falklands War, anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, as well as battlefield troop transport and supplies carrier. Lee Howard has full access to several restoried Wessex airframes to complete a full Haynes Manual treatment of this once ubiquitous and versatile helicopter, including insights into its operation and maintenance from former Wessex air and groundcrews.

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With an active service life of more than 40 years with the Royal Navy and the RAF, the Westland Wessex was one of the most versatile helicopters of the Cold War. Its duties included Commando and Special Forces insertions during the Falklands War, anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, as well as battlefield troop transport and supplies carrier. Lee Howard has full access to several restoried Wessex airframes to complete a full Haynes Manual treatment of this once ubiquitous and versatile helicopter, including insights into its operation and maintenance from former Wessex air and groundcrews.

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With an active service life of more than 40 years with the Royal Navy and the RAF, the Westland Wessex was one of the most versatile helicopters of the Cold War. Its duties included Commando and Special Forces insertions during the Falklands War, anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, as well as battlefield troop transport and supplies carrier. Lee Howard has full access to several restored Wessex airframes to complete a full Haynes Manual treatment of this once ubiquitous and versatile helicopter, including insights into its operation and maintenance from former Wessex air and groundcrews.

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About the Author

Lee Howard AMRAeS is an aviation photographer and author of the Haynes Westland Sea King and Westland Lynx Manuals. Lee trained as a civilian helicopter engine and airframes engineer and has worked on a wide range of military helicopters. He lives in Somerset.

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With an active service life of more than 40 years with the Royal Navyand the RAF, the Westland Wessex was one of the most versatilehelicopters of the Cold War. Its duties included Commando and SpecialForces insertions during the Falklands War, anti-submarine warfare,search and rescue, as well as battlefield troop transport and suppliescarrier. Lee Howard has full access to several restored Wessex airframesto complete a full Haynes Manual treatment of this once ubiquitous andversatile helicopter, including insights into its operation andmaintenance from former Wessex air and groundcrews.

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Product Details

Publisher
Haynes Publishing Group | J H Haynes & Co Ltd
Published
28th March 2018
Pages
192
ISBN
9781785211171

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