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Italeri Wessex Uh.5
Brand: Italeri
Part No: HC-2720
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Celebrate the Falklands 40th Anniversary with the Italeri Wessex UH.5 helicopter model kit (part HC-2720). This release includes a super decals sheet covering four marking options and a photo‑etched fret to enhance fine details. Figure not included.
Key Features
- Super decals sheet for 4 versions
- Photo‑etched fret included
- Figure not included
Historical Background
The Westland Wessex, produced under licence and recognisable for its high‑set cockpit, evolved from the Sikorsky S‑58 “Choctaw” and adopted a 1,200 hp Rolls‑Royce turbine. Serving the British Royal Navy for nearly three decades, it undertook a wide range of roles. The UH.5 variant featured in the South Atlantic during the 1982 Falklands War, providing tactical transport of artillery, ammunition and missile systems, and carrying Royal Marines Commandos for assault and infiltration operations.
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FALKLANDS 40th ANNIVERSARY
SUPER DECALS SHEET FOR 4 VERSIONS - PHOTO-ETCHED FRET
FIGURE NOT INCLUDED
The Wessex, easily recognizable by its distinctive line characterized the cockpit placed high, was produced by the British Westland under license. It was based on the American helicopter Sikorsky S-58 “Choctaw” project with the adoption of a British turbine-powered 1,200 HP Rolls-Royce engine. The Wessex has proved an extraordinary longevity. It was, for nearly three decades, employed by the British Royal Navy to carry out, in its different versions, many operational tasks. The Wessex UH.5, one of the latest version of Westland helicopter, was used during the period of Falklands War in the South Atlantic on 1982, and it was specialized to satisfy the tactical transportation needs of artillery, ammunitions and missile systems. Thanks to its reliability, Wessex UH.5 has also been used for more though duties: the transportation of Royal Marines Commandos during assault and infiltration operations.
Key Info:
- Brand: Italeri
- Part No: HC-2720
- Barcode: 8001283027205
- Scale: 1:48
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