Royal Air Force Northolt
Westland Wessex HCC.4
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32sqn Wessex on short finals to runway 25 (ML)

A VIP equipped version of the Westland Wessex.  Two aircraft arrived at Northolt when the Queens Flight transferred from RAF Benson in March 1995 and were operated until they were replaced in spring 1998 with civil operated Sikorsky SK76 G-XXEA which is not based at Northolt.
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Serial Model C/No Arrived Notes
XV732
Wessex HCC4
WA627
Ex Benson 03/95
wfu 27/3/98, engines removed, then trucked to Shawbury store 28/4/98, now displayed at the Hendon RAF Museum
XV733   Wessex HCC4 WA628 Ex Benson 03/95 flew to Shawbury store 13/3/98 as 'RRR727'. Now displayed at the Helicopter Museum, Weston Super Mare 

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