Corgi Westland Wessex HC.2 - No.72 Squadron, RAF Odiham, Hampshire 1970. AA37603

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Corgi Westland Wessex HC.2 - No.72 Squadron, RAF Odiham, Hampshire 1970. AA37603

 
REF: AA37603 - Scale1:72 - Rotorspan 237mm - New Release - New Tooling Limited Edition

The RAF operated 68 Wessex helicopters designated HC.Mk.2 in the troop carrying and support roles, with No.72 Squadron being the first RAF squadron to become operational on the type at RAF Odiham, near Basingstoke, Hampshire in 1964.

1969 saw the squadron begin its involvement in Northern Ireland with a detachment to RAF Ballykelly and then to RAF Aldergrove. It maintained this detachment until 1981when the decision was made to move the entire Squadron to Aldergrove where it remained until its disbandment in June 2002 having supported the British Army and RUC unstintingly for 33 years. The Wessex could carry 16 fully-laden troops or an under-slung load comprising usually a Howitzer field gun or Land Rover. Released: December 2007