The Westland Wessex was the first helicopter in the world with a gas ... Fleet Air Arm in 1961 and with the Royal Air Force (RAF) the following year. One of the key differences between the Wessex ...

Service personnel say they got cancer after breathing in toxic fumes from helicopters ...

He is a very experienced helicopter pilot and his interests ... After advanced flying training at RAF Shawbury, he graduated from the Wessex Operational Conversion Unit in 1978 to join his first ...

A pilot who served in the RAF at the same time as the Prince of Wales has died of cancer after inhaling toxic fumes from ...

The Westland Wessex was retired in 2003, while the Puma and CH-47 Chinook are still in use. The MoD pointed to previous helicopter tests carried out on behalf of the RAF that didn't show any ...

A helicopter had to take "immediate evasive action" to avoid the RAF Lakenheath-based F15 A US fighter pilot was involved in a near miss with a helicopter while travelling in a no-fly area.

Official RAF SAR statistic record-keeping only ... The Sea King became the sole helicopter type to perform UK SAR helicopter duties after the Wessex was retired in the early 1990s.

Built by the now defunct Westland Aircraft/Westland Helicopters ... and with the Royal Air Force (RAF) the following year. One of the key differences between the Wessex and its Choctaw progenitor ...