Westland Wasp - A Short History
Channel: A Short History
Date: 2021-05-29

The Westland Wasp was based on the Saro P.531, and was a navalised version of the Westland Scout. The Wasp was designed as an anti-submarine helicopter, and was designed small enough to land on the deck of a frigate and carry a useful load of two homing torpedoes.

The Westland Wasp also served in the Falklands War in 1982.

SOURCE:
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Wasp, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been modified and shortened

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Images in the Public Domain.
"Westland Wasp Historic Flight (28418549276).jpg" by Sam Wise, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Westland_Wasp_Historic_Flight_(28418549276).jpg, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en)
"Saro P.531 58.jpg" by TSRL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saro_P.531_58.jpg, CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)
"Westland Wasp XT788, Prestwick, 1972 - Flickr - PhillipC.jpg" by Phillip Capper, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Westland_Wasp_XT788,_Prestwick,_1972_-_Flickr_-_PhillipC.jpg, License: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en)
"Galatea's personal arrive by helicopter (37651610341).jpg" by Dr Mary Gillham Archive Project, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galatea%27s_personal_arrive_by_helicopter_(37651610341).jpg, License: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en)
"Helicopter hovers two feet up. Avoiding sand clouds (37376497290).jpg" by Dr Mary Gillham Archive Project, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Helicopter_hovers_two_feet_up._Avoiding_sand_clouds_(37376497290).jpg, License: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en)
"02 425 landing on HMS Bacchante Med Dec 76.jpg" by unknown author, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:02_425_landing_on_HMS_Bacchante_Med_Dec_76.jpg, License: CC BY-SA 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/deed.en)
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