Westland: Wessex
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Note: This is a sub-section of Westland Aircraft.
The Westland Wessex was a high wing, three-engined light transport aircraft built by Westland Aircraft.
The Wessex was noted for its reliability and ability to make short landing runs. This made it attractive to Sir Alan Cobham in 1935 when he was looking for a small airliner to use for a service between Guernsey and the UK mainland. Previously, flyingboats had been used to provide a service between Portsmouth and St Peter Port on the island. There was no public airfield at the time on Guernsey, only the private airfield at L'Eree run by the Guernsey Aero Club, of which Sir Alan was a member.
The Wessex was certified as the only commercial aircraft to use L'Eree
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