| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XL728 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-58 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Westland WS-58 Wessex |
| Aircraft Version: | Westland WS-58 Wessex HU.5 |
| C/n (msn): | WA2 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | RAE - Royal Aircraft Establishment |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | FarnboroughMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLF IATA: FAB Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Farnborough International 1980 |
| Photo Date: | September 1980 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 19103 |
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The second Wessex, built in 1958, peforms at its home accompanied by a Puma. XL728 was the first to be fitted with the twin Bristol Siddeley Gnome instead of the Napier Gazelle. At the end of its career with the RAE, to Brawdy fire dump 1988, scrapped 1992 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 November 2017, and has since been viewed 418 times. |