{"id":774,"date":"2021-05-28T12:58:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T10:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/?post_type=product&#038;p=774"},"modified":"2025-09-04T14:27:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T12:27:12","slug":"mkm144023-westland-wessex-hc-2-har-2-raf-workhorse","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/produkt\/mkm144023-westland-wessex-hc-2-har-2-raf-workhorse\/","title":{"rendered":"[MKM144023] Westland Wessex HC.2\/HAR.2 \u2018RAF Workhorse\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A British licence development of the Sikorsky S-58, the Westland Wessex was a general purpose duties all-metal helicopter produced by Westland Aircraft Ltd.<br \/>\nThe Wessex HC.2 was designed for battlefield tactical support, troop-carrying and casualty evacuation. Powered by twin Rolls-Royce Gnome turboshaft engines in a redesigned nose (compared to HAS.1\/3), the pre-production prototype first flew in October 1962 and the type entered RAF service early in 1964.<br \/>\nIn the period 1976-96 the Wessex was also used in the SAR role under the designation HAR.2. Covering both day and night call-outs, they carried out invaluable work in air, sea and mountain rescue roles.<br \/>\nA total of 72 Wessex HC.2s were built by Westland, the last of which was delivered in July 1968. It provided a lengthy service, flying with units both in the UK and overseas, with the last machines withdrawn in January 2003.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Colour schemes included in the kit:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>1) \u00a0 Wessex HC.2, Black XR505\/WA, No.2 Squadron., No.2 Flying Training School, Royal Air Force, RAF Shawbury, spring 1995<\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0\u00a0 Wessex HC.2, Black XR523\/M, No.60 Squadron, Royal Air Force, RAF Benson, November 1995<\/p>\n<p>3)\u00a0\u00a0 Wessex HC.2, Black XS675\/Ace of Spades, No.84 Squadron, UNFICYP (United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus) mission, RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, February 1997<\/p>\n<p>4)\u00a0\u00a0 Wessex HAR.2, Black XV720, No.22 Squadron, SAR (Search &#038; Rescue) Training Unit, Royal Air Force, SBAC Farnborough, September 1988 (RAF RESQUE) or RAF Valley, 1995 (RAF RESCUE)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Assembly instructions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-710\" src=\"http:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pdf-download.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"58\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/MKM144023-Wessex-HC_HAR.2_instr-web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MKM144023 Wessex HC_HAR.2_instr web<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>RELEASED 3\/2014<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This injection-moulded kit contains 38 parts and 7 clear parts (the cockpit canopy and the fuselage windows). A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4678\" src=\"http:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/smiley-click-here-moving_p1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On-line order (MARK I Modeller\u02bcs Boutique via Miniwing\u02bcs e-shop)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7089\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/platebni-brany-300x87.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/platebni-brany-300x87.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/platebni-brany-768x223.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/platebni-brany-600x175.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/platebni-brany.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Have you checked our reference material &#8211; 4+ monograph?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1188\" src=\"http:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/smiley-reading.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/produkt\/4008-westland-wessex\/\">4+008<\/a>] Westland Wessex<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">You may evaluate reading the following:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalemates.com\/kits\/mark-i-models-mkm14423-westland-wessex-hc2-har2--314069\">concise product info on scalemates<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":775,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[65],"product_tag":[74,27],"class_list":["post-774","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-144heli","product_tag-plakitheli","product_tag-plakit","first","instock","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=774"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=774"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}