Wing Wessex Going

[stacker4ever]

Just thought I would let all ex-mongs know that the wessex outside the HQ is up for disposal. I know I for one will have a little tear in my eye when it departs.

How many times have you done a "refuel" on that bad boy?

Any nostalgic stories welcome.

 

[Janto]

Just thought I would let all ex-mongs know that the wessex outside the HQ is up for disposal. I know I for one will have a little tear in my eye when it departs.

How many times have you done a "refuel" on that bad boy?

Any nostalgic stories welcome.

That's ok for you but I'll have the Sun in me eyes when it goes.

DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[Gillo]

Just thought I would let all ex-mongs know that the wessex outside the HQ is up for disposal. I know I for one will have a little tear in my eye when it departs.

How many times have you done a "refuel" on that bad boy?

Any nostalgic stories welcome.

The only real ' hot refuel', as it was quite literally like throwing coal into the front end of a throbbing beast. A pretty tight fit for guys and girls who enjoyed the finer delights of 'Bessbrook Mill' food.

 

[Teh Wal]

The only real ' hot refuel', as it was quite literally like throwing coal into the front end of a throbbing beast. ....

Oh yeah, and you better make sure you get the nozzle in properly or watch out for the 3 second splash back DT_Xtremez_42:. Lovely beasts DT_Xtremez_14:

 

[The Helpful Stacker]

The only real ' hot refuel', as it was quite literally like throwing coal into the front end of a throbbing beast. A pretty tight fit for guys and girls who enjoyed the finer delights of 'Bessbrook Mill' food.

Even tighter if it had a Nightsun fitted! (A device which a certain Milky Bar Kid Cpl thought would work better covered in F34, but thats another story).

Still, the exhaust kept you warm on those cold and wet Ulster nights and sometimes the loadie actually paid attention to what was going on so you didn't get your boots covered in fuel.

Are they replacing the Wessex with something else? Something RAF rather than RN perhaps? Where is the Wessex going to?

Oh and which OBE chaser fondled these happy kids?

The Wessex, in her former life, clicky.

Hmmm, I wonder how much they want for the old beast though? Clicky. Might look quite good in my garden next to one of these. I could re-live the joy of pre-NI training at STANTA without having to travel to the land of six fingers.

 

[BJW]

Can't believe that this ac doesn't appear on the Naughtiest Places or Knocked one out wankerthreads......................................................

 

[Kiwistacker]

This is probably the only TSW show piece that Bob Mc*** hasn't shot.

 

[stacker1195]

Took great pleasure, as a newly promoted JNCO instructor, in reigning in a certain special forces wannabe SNCO for running around (Health & Safety don'cha know) whilst carrying dummy refuels on the Wessex. By all accounts, he didn't approve of my constructive criticism. Ne'er mind eh DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[superstacker]

I do remember on my TFHE course, which was incidently a year before my TSOC...

we were told to go outside for the "dummy refuel" part of the course, so we all trundled outside and onto the grass where the mighty beast resides..

A certain legendary WO shouts out the window "GET OFF THE GRASS"

As we all look at each other wearing refuel kit waiting to do the refuel, i think the realisation we were supposed to be there dawned on him, and his window closed sharpish.

I miss the wing....

 

[RAF Bird]

They should employ Uncle Bob to be the new Wing Guardian!!

I used to like re-fuelling the old Wessex you was never cold infront of that at 2am in bloody N.I.

Remember one night when the wessex crew were doing some SAR duties to find a kid and his Grandad who had gone missing on a boat. The chopper came in for fuel and as the crew wanted to get as much on board as possible they hovered ever so slightly off the ground but kinda twisting over to the left so thet they could take on board as much fuel as possible.

Good times.

 

[GOV1]

Breaking Boards

Breaking Boards

I do remember on my TFHE course, which was incidently a year before my TSOC...

we were told to go outside for the "dummy refuel" part of the course, so we all trundled outside and onto the grass where the mighty beast resides..

A certain legendary WO shouts out the window "GET OFF THE GRASS"

As we all look at each other wearing refuel kit waiting to do the refuel, i think the realisation we were supposed to be there dawned on him, and his window closed sharpish.

I miss the wing....

Skivving in the Wessex and being caught by a Welsh SNCO with rugby playing ears (ryhmes with steavor !!!) on my FSD course in 1988. Jumped out and broke the duck boards, marched to his office to explain myself,and being let off coz I played rugby and for being welsh !!!!!

 

[Norman the Storeman]

Skivving in the Wessex and being caught by a Welsh SNCO with rugby playing ears (ryhmes with steavor !!!) on my FSD course in 1988. Jumped out and broke the duck boards, marched to his office to explain myself,and being let off coz I played rugby and for being welsh !!!!!

He's still knocking around the camp & Stafford rugby club. But he is a referee now! DT_Xtremez_14: