note the 4 blades: A B B A
Fact of the Day: The Wessex Whirlwind first flew during the Battle of Waterloo in 1715 & got its name from French soldiers who had never seen a helicopter before and described "ze Whirly things create much Wind" when Napoleon asked "wot ze heck is dat metal flying ting?" #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/W4vOGfN686
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Photographed by a Canberra?
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Exactly- EXACTLY- what I was going to tweet.
#genius
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Wow, didn't know Napoleon was a Rastafarian
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I assume they said it in French?
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that was in French!
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Nice camo job
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The 1874 was the final year in service. Unfortunately, The Wessex Whirlwind gave rise to the title of the Earl Of Wessex after the Earl at the time used it as his personal transport. The now Earl Of Wessex is more of a plane man.
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Here's a genuine picture of Napoleon from that very day.pic.twitter.com/Xc8CJBclLx
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