Wednesday 29 August 2012

Yeovilton Gate Guardian – At Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton (HERON), a veteran WESSEX HU5, built by Westland some 48 years ago coming me off the Yeovil production line in 1964, has recently been restored and now stands proudly as a Gate Guardian    The helicopter first flew with the Fleet Air Arm in June 1965 has recently been restored to its distinctive mid 1970s livery of “Junglie Greennow stands proudly as a Gate Guardian at RNAS Yeovilton.     The helicopter itself served with 707 Naval Air Squadron, first at Culdrose, then at Yeovilton from 1972, the squadron being an advanced training unit.


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