Westland Wessex HC2, XR529 / WA151, Preserved
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Registration: XR529
Construction Number: WA151
Code Number: E
Military Unit: 72 Squadron
Model Westland Wessex HC2
Operator: Preserved
Airport: Belfast - Crumlin Road Jail Museum, UK - Northern Ireland
Photographer: Udo Haafke
Date Taken: 05/03/2023
Date Submitted: 14/03/2023
Exhibit in the former Belfast prison »Crumlin Road Gaol« from the Victorian era, which was closed in 1996 and is now one of great visitor attractions of the capital of Northern Ireland; being operated by the 72 Squadron at RAF Aldergrove until 2002 for more than 40 years, it was used as a Gate Guardian at RAF Aldergrove from May 2003 and finally transferred to Belfast in 2019; the Wessex played a key role during the infamous troubles in the country
Picture ID:1832407