Westland Wessex

Westland Wessex adalah helikopter versi bertenaga turbin Inggris dari Sikorsky S-58 "Choctaw", dikembangkan di bawah lisensi oleh Westland Aircraft (kemudian Westland Helicopters), awalnya untuk Royal Navy, dan kemudian untuk Royal Air Force (RAF). Wessex dioperasikan sebagai anti-kapal selam dan helikopter serba guna utilitas dalam beberapa negara, mungkin yang paling terkenal di Inggris untuk layanan sebagai pencarian dan penyelamatan (SAR) helikopter. Jenis pertama memasuki layanan pada tahun 1961.

Referensi

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• Ovcacik, Michal and Susa, Karel. Westland Wessex: Rotary Wings Line, 1st edition 1998, 4+ Publications, Prague Czech Republic, (in English) ISBN 80-902559-0-6.
• Piggot, Peter. Royal Transport: An Inside Look at The History of British Royal Travel. Dundurn, 2005. ISBN 1-55488-285-0.
• Plamondon, Aaron. The Politics of Procurement: Military Acquisitions in Canada and the Sea King Helicopter. UBC Press, 2010. ISBN 0-7748-5910-5.
• Taylor, John W. R. (editor). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965-66. London:Sampson Low, Marston, 1965.
• Thetford, Owen. British Naval Aircraft since 1912. London: Putnam, 1978. ISBN 0-370-30021-1.

Pranala luar

Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Westland Wessex.

• RAF Museum 2011-08-27 di Wayback Machine.
• helis.com Wessex section