Wessex Flies in Somerset

Wessex XT761 making its first in over 30 years at Historic Helicopters base on February 15. Lee Howard On February 15, Westland Wessex HU.5 XT761 (G-WSEX) made its first post-restoration flight at Chard, Somerset. The 1966-built RN rescue helicopter had not flown since November 1986, when it was retired to Wroughton as a reserve for 771/772 Sqns. The Wessex is a veteran of the Falklands campaign, serving with the Base Flight on Ascension Island from May 1982. Arriving at Chard-based